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MADAGASCAR.

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London, 1847
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COPLAND, (S.) History of the Island of Madagascar. Evo.
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Paris, 1846

BOISDUVAL, ( ) Entomologie de Madagascar, Bourbon, et Maurice, Lépidoptères, avec des notes sur les métamorphoses, par M. Sganzin. 8vo, f.32.

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Madagascar, 1830-33

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London, 1842

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Serampore, 1810

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MALACCA.

NEWBOLD, (T. J.) An Account of the British Settlements in the Straits of Malacca, including Penang, Malacca, and Singapore. 2 vols. 8vo, 268. London, 1839

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London, 1821