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A70735 Africa being an accurate description of the regions of Ægypt, Barbary, Lybia, and Billedulgerid, the land of Negroes, Guinee, Æthiopia and the Abyssines : with all the adjacent islands, either in the Mediterranean, Atlantick, Southern or Oriental Sea, belonging thereunto : with the several denominations fo their coasts, harbors, creeks, rivers, lakes, cities, towns, castles, and villages, their customs, modes and manners, languages, religions and inexhaustible treasure : with their governments and policy, variety of trade and barter : and also of their wonderful plants, beasts, birds and serpents : collected and translated from most authentick authors and augmented with later observations : illustrated with notes and adorn'd with peculiar maps and proper sculptures / by John Ogilby, Esq. ... Ogilby, John, 1600-1676. 1670 (1670) Wing O163; Wing D241; ESTC R22824 857,918 802

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and_o by_o good_a authority_n large_a tract_n of_o land_n hitherto_o not_o so_o much_o as_o once_o hear_v of_o or_o in_o the_o least_o survey_v by_o the_o most_o modern_a author_n our_o next_o voyage_n by_o god_n conduct_n we_o intend_v for_o america_n hope_v to_o receive_v that_o good_a encouragement_n that_o shall_v enable_v we_o to_o lead_v you_o through_o that_o new_a and_o golden_a world_n where_o you_o shall_v meet_v with_o the_o like_a or_o more_o variety_n of_o wonder_n than_o hitherto_o have_v pierce_v any_o english_a ear._n finis_fw-la direction_n for_o place_v the_o map_n and_o sculp_n in_o africa_n the_o map_n of_o africa_n fol._n 2_o egypt_n fol._n 35_o alexandria_n fol._n 55_o cairo_n fol._n 65_o the_o caravan_n fol._n 69_o balzom_n boome_n etc._n etc._n fol._n 74_o the_o egyptian_a pyramid_n a_o whole_a sheet_n fol._n 77_o another_o half_a sheet_n of_o the_o pyramid_n ibid._n the_o inside_n of_o the_o great_a pyramid_n ibid._n a_o half_a sheet_n of_o the_o mummy_n fol._n 84_o datura_fw-la cassia_n plant_n fol._n 101_o the_o map_n of_o barbary_n fol._n 146_o fez_n and_o morocco_n fol._n 158_o the_o royal_a palace_n with_o part_n of_o the_o city_n morocco_n fol._n 164_o salee_n fol._n 178_o la_fw-fr rache_fw-la fol._n 195_o arzilla_n fol._n 196_o tangier_n fol._n 197_o the_o fight_n and_o relation_n of_o it_o fol._n 219_o algiers_n or_o alzier_n ibid._n gigeri_fw-la or_o gigel_n fol._n 244_o tunis_n fol._n 251_o tripoli_n fol._n 273_o nigritarum_fw-la regio_fw-la fol._n 315_o guinee_n fol._n 376_o the_o fort_n tacaray_n fol._n 416_o castel_n del_o mina_n fol._n 424_o castel_n del_o mina_n as_o in_o the_o portuguese_n time_n fol._n 425_o castle_n cormantine_a fol._n 431_o the_o city_n of_o benyn_n fol._n 470_o aethiopia_n inferior_n fol._n 489_o the_o city_n of_o lovango_n fol._n 491_o regna_fw-la congo_n &_o angola_n fol._n 522_o bansa_n or_o the_o city_n salvador_n fol._n 524_o lovando_fw-la st._n paulo_n fol._n 552_o cabo_n de_fw-fr bona_n esperanza_n fol._n 584_o the_o hottentot_n and_o their_o clothing_n fol._n 590_o aethiopia_n superior_n vel_fw-la interior_n fol._n 632_o in_o the_o island_n insula_fw-la st._n laurentii_fw-la vulgo_fw-la madagascar_n fol._n 660_o st._n helena_n fol._n 727_o insula_fw-la promontorii_fw-la fol._n 728_o the_o fort_n orange_n and_o nassau_n upon_o the_o island_n goree_n the_o fort_n nassau_n within_o fol._n 732_o insula_fw-la canaria_n fol._n 733_o the_o pico_n of_o teneriff_n fol._n 736_o melete_n insula_fw-la vulg_n malta_n fol._n 745_o disegno_fw-la della_fw-it citta_n valette_n fol._n 746_o the_o half_a sheet_n whereon_o be_v two_o plate_n be_v to_o be_v place_v according_a to_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o first_o