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    "title": "A general chart of the Indian and part of the Pacific Oceans, shewing the various passages to & from China, Australia, New Zealand, &c.",
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        "Maritime Charts and Atlases"
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        "Pacific Ocean--Maps",
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        "\"Additions 1857.\"",
        "Insets: Bombay Harbour -- [Hong Kong] -- Port Louis, Mauritius -- Algoa Bay -- Anchorage at Simon's Bay.",
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