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A true relation how eighteen men were casta way [sic] at sea: : six of which perished in the ship, and the other twelve got into the boat, and lived at sea six weeks in it. : With the great hardships they underwent, and how miraculously they were preserved

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1675.
Call number: 10642
Creator: Hanger, Philip(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 20 cm (4to)
Associated people: Harper, Charles, (active 1670-1709,)
Associated organization: Bridgewater House Library,
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