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A07439 Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas Containing his cosmographicall description of the fabricke and figure of the world. Lately rectified in divers places, as also beautified and enlarged with new mappes and tables; by the studious industry of Iudocus Hondy. Englished by W. S. generosus, & Coll. Regin. Oxoniæ.; Atlas. English Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594.; Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612.; Saltonstall, Wye, fl. 1630-1640.; Glover, George, b. ca. 1618, engraver. 1635 (1635) STC 17824; ESTC S114540 671,956 890

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of_o ●●viers_fw-mi of_o s._n jean_n de_fw-fr morienne_n of_o geneve_n
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except_o in_o some_o place_n near_o the_o border_n where_o it_o be_v stony_a and_o mountainous_a and_o have_v many_o marsh_n which_o do_v make_v the_o air_n thick_a and_o unwholesome_a the_o sicilian_n the_o aborginians_n the_o pelasgian_n the_o arcadian_n the_o auruncian_n the_o volscian_n the_o oscian_o the_o ausonian_n and_o other_o do_v first_o inhabit_v it_o so_o much_o brief_o concern_v latium_n in_o general_a now_o our_o method_n require_v that_o we_o shall_v describe_v it_o in_o particular_a begin_v from_o that_o city_n which_o be_v heretofore_o the_o compendium_n or_o epitome_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n this_o city_n show_v herself_o in_o ancient_a latium_n as_o soon_o as_o you_o have_v pass_v out_o of_o etruria_n over_o tiberis_n it_o still_o keep_v her_o former_a name_n it_o be_v situate_v in_o a_o soil_n not_o very_o fertile_a right_a against_o the_o south_n and_o have_v a_o untemperate_a air_n and_o climate_n it_o be_v three_o mile_n in_o compass_n which_o be_v the_o 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king_n of_o arragon_n and_o naples_n do_v wall_n it_o about_o spartianus_n report_v that_o there_o be_v a_o famous_a haven_n here_o which_o be_v much_o renew_v and_o re-edify_v by_o anton._n pius_n but_o now_o there_o be_v none_o the_o next_o be_v velitra_n which_o strabo_n call_v belitra_n and_o stephanus_n belitre_n or_o as_o some_o do_v write_v belletri_n it_o be_v a_o ancient_a town_n of_o the_o volscian_n fair_a and_o populous_a and_o it_o be_v a_o bishopric_n it_o have_v a_o delightful_a situation_n and_o a_o pleasant_a prospect_n and_o it_o be_v wall_v about_o that_o which_o the_o latin_n and_o grecian_n do_v call_v alba_n the_o ancient_a writer_n do_v surname_n it_o long_fw-mi alba_n or_o long_a alba_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o situation_n it_o be_v now_o call_v savello_n if_o we_o may_v credit_v leander_n other_o do_v call_v it_o gandolffi_n or_o s._n gandolffo_n it_o be_v build_v by_o ascanius_n the_o son_n of_o aeneas_n 30._o year_n after_o lavinium_n campagna_n di_fw-it roma_fw-it or_o latium·_n latium_n nim_fw-mi campagna_n di_fw-it roma_fw-it be_v build_v but_o now_o it_o be_v desolate_a now_o let_v we_o describe_v the_o more_o northern_a part_n of_o latium_n by_o the_o way_n valeria_n tiburtina_n here_o the_o first_o be_v that_o which_o ptolemy_n call_v tiber_n strabo_n tibura_n and_o now_o tivola_n it_o be_v a_o city_n by_o the_o river_n aniene_n be_v 150._o furlong_n distant_a from_o rome_n have_v a_o temperate_a air_n and_o a_o wholesome_a situation_n in_o regard_n it_o have_v great_a store_n of_o water_n and_o spring_n and_o it_o be_v a_o bishopric_n maruvium_n by_o the_o lake_n fucinum_fw-la be_v heretofore_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o marsian_o now_o there_o be_v some_o ruin_n only_o remain_v which_o be_v common_o call_v marvo_n the_o latin_n and_o strabo_n do_v call_v it_o alba._n and_o strabo_n report_v that_o the_o roman_n be_v wont_a to_o assign_v alba_n because_o it_o be_v situate_a in_o the_o innermost_a part_n of_o the_o country_n and_o be_v well_o fortify_v as_o a_o prison_n for_o those_o which_o be_v to_o be_v keep_v in_o custody_n but_o now_o it_o be_v fall_v down_o and_o ruinate_v praeneste_n which_o strabo_n call_v praenestus_n ptolemy_n praenestum_fw-la and_o now_o pilastrina_n have_v heretofore_o a_o very_a pleasant_a and_o delightful_a situation_n on_o a_o bend_a mountain_n by_o the_o river_n venest●is_n in_o so_o much_o that_o when_o the_o roman_a empire_n flourish_v the_o emperor_n do_v often_o make_v it_o their_o place_n of_o retirement_n and_o recreation_n there_o be_v a_o castle_n on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n and_o it_o be_v now_o a_o bishopric_n tusculum_n be_v famous_a heretofore_o which_o they_o suppose_v by_o the_o ruin_n yet_o remain_v be_v not_o far_o from_o frasca●a_n there_o be_v more_o town_n in_o this_o noble_a part_n of_o italy_n which_o for_o brevity_n sake_n we_o omit_v there_o be_v also_o lake_n in_o latium_n as_o the_o lake_n hostia_fw-la which_o be_v common_o call_v 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●agliacozzo_fw-it termoli_n terra_fw-la nova_fw-la trajetto_n there_o be_v 30._o marquiship_n 54._o counsellor_n of_o state_n 11._o lord_n 403._o titular_a baron_n the_o archbishop_n and_o their_o suffragans_fw-la in_o this_o table_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o roman_a province_n in_o aprucina_n and_o marcicana_n there_o be_v these_o bishop_n aquilensis_n forcanensis_fw-la marsicanus_n valvensis_n or_o sulmonensis_n theatinus_n adriensis_n pennensis_n aprutinus_fw-la or_o teranus_fw-la the_o archbishop_n of_o beneventum_n under_o who_o be_v these_o suffragans_fw-la telesinensis_fw-la agatha_n alphiensis_fw-la or_o alepharensis_n mons_fw-la marani_n avellinensis_fw-la vicanensis_fw-la arianensis_fw-la bojanensis_fw-la or_o rojanensis_fw-la asculanensis_fw-la nucerinus_fw-la tertibulensis_n traconensis_n vulturanensis_fw-la alarinensis_n ferentinensis_n or_o florentinensis_n civitacensis_n termelensis_n lesinensis_n frequentinensis_n triventinensis_n biminensis_n vadiensis_n or_o 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di_fw-it barri_n terra_fw-la di_fw-it otranto_n calabria_n and_o basilicata_n the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n now_o we_o must_v view_v the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n in_o which_o the_o first_o country_n be_v that_o which_o the_o italian_n do_v call_v puglia_n piana_n from_o the_o large_a spacious_a field_n there_o of_o it_o be_v heretofore_o call_v apulia_n daunia_n it_o be_v bound_v on_o the_o east_n with_o apulia_n peucetia_n and_o the_o river_n aufidus_n on_o the_o south_n with_o the_o apennine_a together_o with_o the_o hirpenians_n and_o samnite_n on_o the_o west_n with_o the_o frentanians_n caracenians_n now_o call_v apru●ians_n and_o phiternians_n on_o the_o north_n with_o the_o hadriatick_a and_o jonium_n sea_n the_o soil_n be_v very_o fruitful_a yield_a abundance_n of_o wheat_n and_o corne._n here_o be_v both_o city_n and_o town_n as_o manfredonia_n a_o fair_a and_o populous_a city_n be_v situate_v on_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o 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