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The property of the Johann
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He primarily printed religious works and textbooks, but above all he expanded the existing assortment of "anything from almanacs, occasional poetry and pamphlets to eiifying works, sermons, and statute books." In addition he printed practical works, for example, how to navigate with sextants, the
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