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        "Covers Rockport to Marshfield along eastern extent of map.",
        "Relief shown by hachures.",
        "Prime meridian: State House (Boston).",
        "\"Copyright A. Williams & Co.\"",
        "\"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1867 by E.P. Dutton & Co. in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.\""
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