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    "localId": "3f462t23v",
    "label": "A map of the West-Indies or the islands of America in the North Sea",
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    "title": "A map of the West-Indies or the islands of America in the North Sea",
    "description": "Shows southern United States, Mexico, Central America, West Indies, and northern South America.",
    "date": "[\"[1715]\"]",
    "year": 1715,
    "citationUrl": "https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:3f462t23v",
    "rights": "No known copyright restrictions.",
    "rightsUri": "No known restrictions on use.",
    "reuseAllowed": "no restrictions",
    "language": "English",
    "identifierLocal": "06_01_009666",
    "creators": [
        "Moll, Herman, d. 1732",
        "Bowles, Thomas, d. 1767",
        "Bowles, John, 1701-1779",
        "King, John"
    ],
    "institution": "Boston Public Library",
    "collections": [
        "Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection"
    ],
    "subjects": [
        "Caribbean Area--Maps--Early works to 1800",
        "West Indies--Maps--Early works to 1800",
        "Spanish Main--Maps--Early works to 1800"
    ],
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    "pubPlace": "[London]",
    "publisher": "Printed for Tho. Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard and John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill"
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    "extent": "1 map : hand col. ; 57 x 101 cm.",
    "notes": [
        "Shows southern United States, Mexico, Central America, West Indies, and northern South America.",
        "Relief shown pictorially.",
        "Insets: The city of Mexico in New Spain -- A draught of ye citty of Cartagena, its harbour & forts -- The bay of Porto Bella -- A draught of the bay & citty of Havanna -- A draught of St. Augustin and its harbour -- La Vera Cruz.",
        "Includes historical notes.",
        "\"Sold by H. Moll and by I. King at ye Globe in ye Poultrey near Stocks Market.\"",
        "\"To Wil. Paterson esq; this map of the West-Indies &c. is most humbly dedicated ...\"",
        "Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor."
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