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Full Title	A guide to the Giants Causeway, and the north-east coast of the county of Antrim: illustrated by engravings, after the designs of George Petrie, Esq. and a map / by the Rev. G.N. Wright.
Author	Wright, G. N. 1790?-1877.
Date Added	11 January 2014
Format	Book
Language	English
Publish Date	1823
Publisher	London : Printed for Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy
Source	McGarrity Books.
Topic	Giant's Causeway (Northern Ireland) > Guidebooks. Antrim (Northern Ireland : County) > Guidebooks.
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