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N. Sanson - 1665

Les Isles Orcadney ou Orkney Schetland ou Hetland et Faro ou Farre

Simple rotation of Pont-derived maps is not appropriate. Errors of rotation were not primarily caused by errors in bearings.
(See Fig. 1)

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