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+Peripleo grew out of an earlier [Peripleo version](https://github.com/pelagios/peripleo2), developed by Pelagios, and [Peripleo-lite](https://github.com/pelagios/peripleo-lite), a TEI visualisation tool developed with funding from the Open University.
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 ## Demonstration
 
 Several examples of geospatial datasets rendered as maps using *Peripleo* can be seen on the project web site at https://britishlibrary.github.io/locating-a-national-collection/.