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  2. Giovanni Battista Boazio - Wikipedia

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    Giovanni Battista Boazio or Battista Boazio (fl. 1588 – 1606) was an Italian draftsman and cartographer. He mapped Sir Francis Drake's voyage to the West Indies and America. Sir Francis Drake in Cartagena. He spent a long period working in England, and made a map of Ireland that was then used in the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum.

  3. History of the Riksdag - Wikipedia

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    The Riksdag's functioning began to resemble that of a parliamentary system. Two political camps began to emerge at this time: the caps and the hats. [2] in 1766, the Riksdag passed a law to guarantee freedom of press, this abolished censureship and allowed the general public to access information. [2]

  4. Rikdag - Wikipedia

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    Rikdag possibly is a progenitor of the House of Wettin, the son of Volkmar I (d. before 961), a Saxon count in the Harzgau.He is mentioned as an agnatic relative of Theodoric I of Wettin, who was raised at the Meissen court, however, the exact circumstances of their family relationship are not known.

  5. Big Bend (Florida) - Wikipedia

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    This map shows the Big Bend Coast of Florida in blue, and the Big Bend region in red. The Big Bend of Florida , United States , is an informally named geographic region of North Florida where the Florida Panhandle transitions to the Florida Peninsula south and east of Tallahassee (the area's principal city). [ 1 ]

  6. Geography of Florida - Wikipedia

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    Central Florida is known as the lightning capital of the United States, as it experiences more lightning strikes than anywhere else in the country. [26] Florida has the highest average precipitation of any state, in large part because afternoon thunderstorms are common in most of the state from late spring until early autumn. A fair day may be ...

  7. History of Florida - Wikipedia

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    The history of Florida can be traced to when the first Paleo-Indians began to inhabit the peninsula as early as 14,000 years ago. [1] They left behind artifacts and archeological remains. Florida's written history begins with the arrival of Europeans; the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513 made the first textual records.

  8. History of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    History of Ireland guide; Irish History Digitized; Ireland Under Coercion – "The diary of an American", by William Henry Hurlbert, published 1888, from Project Gutenberg; The Story of Ireland by Emily Lawless, 1896 (Project Gutenberg) Timeline of Irish History 1840–1916 (1916 Rebellion Walking Tour) A Concise History of Ireland by P. W. Joyce

  9. List of tautological place names - Wikipedia

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    This is a city, not a lake, though on the shore of Lake Tanganyika. The Passaic Valley, New Jersey, United States (The valley valley – Lenape) Playalinda Beach, Florida, United States (Pretty beach beach – Spanish) Sahara Desert*, Africa (Deserts desert – Arabic) [3]