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    "title": "Chart of Saint Clair River",
    "description": "Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.",
    "date": "[\"[1892]\"]",
    "year": 1892,
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    "rights": "No known copyright restrictions.",
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        "U.S. Lake Survey",
        "Raynolds, W. F. (William Franklin), 1820-1894",
        "Mercur, James",
        "Green, B. D.",
        "Molitor, Albert",
        "Mayer, J. Paul",
        "Marr, G. A.",
        "Towar, F. M.",
        "Lamson, A. C.",
        "Flint, A. R.",
        "Molitor, E. (Edward)",
        "Dougal, William H., 1822-1895",
        "United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers"
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    "institution": "Boston Public Library",
    "collections": [
        "Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection",
        "Maritime Charts and Atlases"
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    "subjects": [
        "Saint Clair River (Mich. and Ont.)--Maps",
        "Nautical charts--Saint Clair River (Mich. and Ont.)"
    ],
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        "Saint Clair River"
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        "Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.",
        "At head of title: Survey of the northern and north western lakes made in obedience to acts of Congress and under the direction of the Bureau of Topographical Engineers of the War Department.",
        "Includes: Sailing directions -- Anchorage -- Dangers to be avoided -- Note -- Table of distances of ports along River St. Clair -- Water table -- Note -- Magnetic declination.",
        "Also shows platted land and some points of interest along both sides of the river.",
        "\"Aids to navigation corrected to January 1, 1880.\"",
        "Stamped in lower margin: Aids to navigation corrected from information received to Apr 20 1892.",
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