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Description	English: 18th century hand-coloured engraved map of the Iberian peninsula depicting various topographical features of the land, as published in Robert Wilkinson's General Atlas, circa 1794. (Volume 2., page 666.) Titl'd A Map of Spain & Portugal, Drawn from the Beſt Authorities Español: Mapa del siglo XVIII grabado al cobre e iluminado a mano, representando varias características topográficas de la Península Ibérica. Publicado en el atlas general de Robert Wilkinson (volumen 2., página 666.) Português: Mapa do século XVIII gravado em cobre e iluminado a mão, representando várias características topográficas da Península Ibérica. Publicado no atlas geral de Robert Wilkinson (volume 2., página 666.)
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Date	circa 1794
Author	Robert Wilkinson (scanned by en:User:Chris.B / User:RedCoat)
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File change date and time	22:34, 16 June 2007
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