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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to use
our report dated January 4, 2000 in the Registration Statement (Form N-2) and
related prospectus and statement of additional information of the Nuveen
Maryland Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission in the Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration
Statement under the Securities Act of 1933 (File No. 333-49254) and in this
Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act
of 1940 (File No. 811-09471).
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Chicago, Illinois
January 18, 2001
