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A06861
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Mappa mundi, otherwyse called the compasse, and cyrcuet of the worlde and also the compasse of euery ilande, comprehendyd in the same.
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Arnold, Richard, d. 1521? Chronicle. aut
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1550
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STC 17297; ESTC S103742
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mappa_fw-la mundi_fw-la âª_o otherwise_o call_v the_o compass_n /_o and_o cyrcuet_n of_o the_o world_n and_o also_o the_o compass_n of_o every_o island_n comprehendyd_v in_o the_o same_o ptholoweus_n mappa_fw-la mundi_fw-la the_o general_a hystorye_n of_o rome_n and_o cronycle_n make_v mention_v of_o all_o cronycle_n of_o the_o world_n and_o special_o of_o the_o vii_o book_n hystoriall_a that_o see_v alphege_n of_o castle_n that_o be_v choose_v emperor_n for_o his_o great_a wysdome_n compile_v out_o of_o the_o vij_o book_n all_o the_o life_n of_o hercules_n with_o the_o counsel_n of_o claudeo_fw-la tholomeo_n that_o compile_v out_o a_o c._n xxxviâ_n book_n this_o hercules_n be_v the_o soon_o of_o jupiter_n king_n of_o sogrece_n and_o of_o almaigne_n by_o the_o queen_n of_o thebes_n also_o tytoleno_fw-it that_o have_v brevy_v all_o the_o annuell_n story_n of_o rome_n make_v mencyon_n of_o the_o four_o power_n emperyall_a /_o that_o ben_fw-mi in_o the_o world_n ¶_o the_o first_o empire_n and_o in_o that_o party_n that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o the_o east_n party_n of_o the_o wolrd_n that_o be_v the_o first_o empire_n in_o partia_fw-la in_o the_o time_n of_o nynus_fw-la and_o of_o gynus_fw-la and_o of_o serse_n and_o of_o sarys_n and_o of_o anthyochus_n &_o of_o many_o other_o great_a king_n reygn_v in_o the_o east_n party_n ¶_o the_o two_o empire_n the_o second_o empire_n be_v in_o the_o north_n party_n of_o the_o world_n that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o grecia_n in_o the_o time_n of_o hercules_n and_o of_o phelype_n of_o messedon_n and_o of_o alexandre_n &_o of_o pietus_fw-la king_n of_o pirotis_n and_o of_o many_o other_o great_a king_n reygn_v in_o grecia_n ¶_o the_o three_o empire_n the_o three_o empire_n be_v be_v the_o southe_n that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o aufryke_n in_o the_o time_n of_o colam_z king_n of_o libya_n and_o of_o ace_n /_o rewâall_n /_o and_z of_o amylkare_o /_o and_z of_o ancye_n &_o of_o amylkare_v the_o young_a the_o father_n of_o the_o great_a hanyball_n and_o of_o asdrewbal_n his_o brother_n and_o of_o many_o great_a kyngê_n reygnyyge_a in_o aufryke_n ¶_o the_o four_o empire_n the_o four_o empire_n be_v in_o the_o west_n that_o be_v to_o say_v at_o rome_n &_o of_o italye_n in_o the_o time_n of_o romulus_n /_o that_o make_v rome_n and_o marco_n furranuldo_n and_o of_o marco_n corylyano_n and_o of_o great_a sipion_n affrecano_n &_o of_o sipion_n humantino_fw-it and_o of_o great_a sylla_n and_o of_o pompio_n and_o of_o julius_n cezer_n that_o be_v the_o first_o tyrant_n and_o of_o octavian_n that_o be_v the_o first_o crown_v emperor_n and_o of_o constantyne_n the_o son_n of_o saint_n elyne_n and_o also_o of_o many_o other_o great_a king_n in_o the_o west_n part_n ivlius_fw-la cezer_n be_v one_o of_o the_o âx_n worthy_n of_o the_o world_n in_o arm_n and_o conquest_n that_o he_o make_v and_o wonder_v wise_a in_o all_o thing_n that_o time_n use_v he_o in_o his_o time_n to_o enserche_n and_o measure_n the_o world_n in_o length_n and_o 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people_n &_o many_o great_a wonder_n and_o it_o be_v so_o burn_v hot_a /_o that_o no_o man_n may_v dwell_v there_o for_o the_o great_a heat_n of_o the_o son_n and_o genophysis_n &_o there_o be_v tree_n of_o the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o moon_n and_o brakmana_n meros_n hebrycos_n gysonas_n merdos_n bubogras_n there_o grow_v and_o in_o the_o i_o will_v of_o cleophas_n the_o people_n have_v no_o heed_v &_o affricabilia_fw-la babilonia_n neubra_n arabia_n ethiop_n and_o of_o barbary_n and_o part_n of_o suty_n ¶_o the_o westquarter_n the_o west_n quarter_n of_o the_o world_n be_v from_o the_o south-west_n to_o the_o northwest_o all_o about_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o occian_a see_v in_o the_o west_n party_n and_o these_o ben_fw-mi the_o name_n and_o provynce_n of_o the_o west_n party_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o maremedian_n that_o some_o man_n call_v the_o greek_n see_v &_o that_o be_v in_o the_o west_n quarter_n of_o the_o world_n a_o part_n of_o mare_fw-la maior_fw-la that_o lie_v 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corsu_fw-la chiffolonia_n jacento_n nigrepounte_n lango_n calanio_n palamose_n niporey_n ixeo_n metholome_n andrestalaunto_o and_o many_o other_o isle_n with_o in_o the_o archepelago_n that_o be_v the_o gulf_n betwixt_o grece_n and_o turkey_n that_o come_v from_o the_o greek_n see_v into_o the_o great_a see_v before_o constantynople_n through_o the_o brace_n of_o we_o george_n and_o these_o be_v the_o name_n and_o province_n betwixt_o grece_n and_o the_o occian_a see_v toward_o the_o northwest_o part_n that_o be_v to_o say_v hungarye_n polonye_n russee_n ramye_n gallaci_n ludwary_n comney_n blylgary_n blagy_a cerny_n slawony_n &_o part_n of_o turkey_n and_o part_n of_o surry_n and_o the_o west_n part_n of_o the_o world_n ¶_o the_o north_n quarter_n the_o north_n quarter_n of_o the_o world_n be_v for_o to_o understande_v from_o the_o north_n west_n to_o the_o northeest_n by_o the_o occian_a see_v on_o the_o northe_a