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This set of mainly 19th-century maps from books is a fine representation of publishing activity and reader interests at the time. The publishing industry had grown and diversified to what we recognize today, and popular topics included: travel; geography textbooks and school atlases; histories; and contemporary exploration and military accounts. The maps are familiar, but eminently of their time.
The first child born in New England was Virginia Dare
Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of
Solomon
