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    Date created
    1880-1920
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    Date created
    probably AD 1600–1900
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    Collection Date
    1 Mar 1896
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    Collection Date
    1895
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    4 Mar 1896
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    19 Jul 1891
  • Clitoria rubiginosa Juss.

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    21 Jul 1897
  • Islam et confréries musulmanes en Afrique orientale et dans l'océan Indien occidental / Jean-Claude Penrad

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    2017
    19th century
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    19 May 1892
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    1897

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