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Baltic Iron in the Atlantic World in the Eighteenth Century
Inbunden, Engelska, 2007
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2007-08-29
- Mått155 x 235 x 30 mm
- Vikt778 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieAtlantic World
- Antal sidor376
- FörlagBrill
- ISBN9789004161535