1818, Pinkerton Map of Asia, John Pinkerton, 1758 – 1826, Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, UK

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1818, Pinkerton Map of Asia, John Pinkerton, 1758 – 1826, Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, UK

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