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Rotterdam · Alexandria

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Rotterdam

Also known as

Hrotterdamm
Mokum Reisj
Porfoto
Porifoto
R'dam
R'dam

Image illustrating Rotterdam — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Rotterdamsee Wikimedia Commons

This entry is a stub. The Library is awakening — a longer account is being written.

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