Request access to the Relation d'un voyage aux Indes Orientales et aux Moluques contenant le maniere de vivre des peuples du païs, la description des principales villes, et les plus belle particularites

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  1. Divisional staff will determine which materials can be made available for use and when surrogates must be used in lieu of originals.
  2. Only items necessary for research such as paper, pencils, laptops without cases, and handheld cameras or cell phones are permitted in the Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room.
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  6. Researchers must hold a New York Public Library card, obtainable from staff in the General Research Division, and must also present a valid photo ID to complete reader registration.
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