Selected quad for the lemma: day_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
day_n	degree_n	hour_n	minute_n	23,734	5	12.6443	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02285	The zea-atlas, or, The water-world shewing all the sea-coasts of y known parts of y earth, with a generall discription of the same. Verie usefull for all masters & mates of shipps, & likwise for merchants newly sett forth.	Colom, Jacob Aertsz, 1599-1673.	1688 (1688)	Wing C5403I; ESTC R174102	19,633	61

THE ZEA-ATLAS Or the WATER-WORLD Shewing al the SEA-COATS OF Y KNOWN PARTS of y EARTH WITH A Generall Discription of the same Verie Usefull for all MASTERS MATES of Shipps likwise for MERCHANTS Newly sett forth At AMSTERDAM Printed by Casparus Loots-Man Bookseller upon the Water in the Loots-man Anno 1688. A SHORT DECLARATION Of the Division Situation Qualities of the EARTH IN the Beginning did the Everlasting and Almighty God throug his wisdom create the world out of nothing and joyne the Earth with the Sea together as being the heaviest in one round forme in the manner of a ball and place them in the center or midst point as in the nethermost place the heaven as a tent is with an unmeasurable breadth extendeed over and about it and adorned with many and glorious lights as the Sunne Moone Planets and other Starres innumerable And that the earth might be a fit habitation or dwelling for man and other terrestrial creatures and through its plentiful fruit nourish and sustaine them hath God exalted it above the waters and ordained unto the Zea its place in the depths on such a manner that shee on every side comprehending the earth with its krookednes doth distinguisch and divide the same in three several parts or great continents that is firm lands over which the describers of the earth as the Astronomers over heaven place fif circkels as the Aequinoctial so called because night and day are over the whole earth off one length whensoever the Son doth come in this circkel which happeneth about the 21 th of March and the 23 th of September This circkel is also called Aequator to which when the Sunne commeth it maketh the dayes the nights equal the Marriners of the lowe countreys doe call it the middel-line because it doth divide the face of the earth in two equal parts whereof one tendeth towards the North and the other towards the South so it is the very middle betwixt the Northern and Southern lines or Poles The other is called Tropicus Cancri or the Sunne turning of the Crab because the Sunne when it commeth to this cirkel about the 21 th of June beginneth to turne towards the Aequator and then it is the longest day to those who live in the north and the shortest to those who live in the South from the Aequator this circkels situated 23 degrees 31½ minutes Northward from the middel-line The third is tearmed Tropicus Capricorni or a Sunne-turning of the signe in the heaven called Capricorne because the Sunne when it comme to this circkel which is about the 22 th of December beginneth to turne and to klimbe towards the Aequator and then it is contrary as before the shortest day to those who live in the North and the longest to those who live in the South of the mid-line and this signe is situated 23 degrees 31½ minuits in the South of the Aequinoctial The 4 th is called Circulus Arcticus the Northern cirkel the 5 th Circulis Antarcticus the Soutrhern cirkel these are situated 23 degrees 31½ minutes the one from the Northern and the other from the Southern pole or diameter of the world and are through the circumrotation of the heaven described from the Pole of the Zodiak or the course of the Sunne The ancient most skilful Astronomers understand by the Circulus Arcticus not onely this which is described but such a circkel whose half Diameter or line which goeth through the midle point is even as much as the heyght of the pole from every place comprehending alwayes those starres which before the heyght of every land never goe under in which regard this circkel in all countreys which differ in breath doth differ as also from Antarcticus but in the aforesayd description wee follow the common manner off the describers off countreys The earth is also through the aforenamed 4 last circkels divided in 5 great regions by the Grieck called Zonas or girdels because that they in the form of girdels doe compasse the globe of the earth The first thereof is environed or enclosed within the Northern circkel and beareth the name of the Northern colde region The second is called the Southern colde region running round about the Southern Pole within the Southern circkel The third being the middelmost amongst them all is called the barren and hot region and is situated betweene two Circkels of the Cancer or Crab the signe of Capricornus The 4 th is situated betwixt the Northern Circkel and the Circkel of the Crab and is called the tempered Norther Region The last called the Southerne temperate region is situated betwixt the Circkel of Capricornus and the Southerne Circkel The olde Philosophers and Describers of countreys did suppose that off these few the two temperate alone where inhabited and that of the other three the two colde ones colde not be inhabited in regard of the great intolerable colde the barren hot region in regard of the burning heat of the Sunne But time in conclusion hath produced the truth thereof seing we have experienced about 150 jears hence that they all are inhabited but the colde least of all as Greenland Ysland Lapland the utmost parts of Norway and such like countreys Experience likewise hath taught us that in the barnen hot region the heat is not untolerable neither doth it burne in such a manner as the Ancient conceived fith there are found many excellent fruitfull and populous Kingdomes as Gennee Aethiope Arabien East-Indies the famous Ilands Sumatra Java and Molucquen as also Bresilien Peru Nieuw-Spaine and other such like countreys For to have the right understanding of the situation of countreys wee must knowe that the describers of the earth calculate the same according to the degrees of length and breath The breath of places which is alwayes a like at the height of the Pole is accounted from the midle line to be twofold Northward or Southward to the number of ninety The length is accounted from the Meridian-line which runneth over the Pico de Tayda in the Iland Teneriffa along de midle-line towards the East to the number of 360 as for example Amsterdam is situated 52½ from the midle-line towards the North which is the breadth or the Poles heigth of the same city and in the length 23 degrees because the same doth agree with such a degree of the Aequinoctial calculating from the aforesayd Meridian De Cabo de Bona Esperanca is situated on the breadth Southward from 34½ degrees and in the length from 42 degrees The countreys or cities situated under the same length have alwayes at one time and moment alike midday and alike houre of the day as when it is noonetide at Amsterdam then it is also noonetide at Bergen in Norway at Lions in France at Algiers in Barbary and such like places situated in one length But those which are situated under severall degrees of length differ likewise in the calculation of houres so

that when it is midday in the forenamed places then it is a Bantam in the Iland Java 7 houres and 12 minutes in the afternoone because the same city is situated 108 degrees in the length towards the East for it differs every 15 degrees one houre but in the city Lima lying in Peru it is 6 houres in the fore-noone because the same city is situated in the length about 90 degrees towards the West as Amsterdam Those also which are situated under the like breadth or heigth of the Pole have alwayes alike length of dayes and nights this is also to be understood that those who live on the southside of the midle-line have the shortest day when we have the longest as they have the Winter when we have the Sommer and we the Winter when they have the Sommer But they which are situated under an unequal breadth or heigth of the Pole have also unequal length of dayes and nights for the farter a place is situated from the midle-line how the longest day is greater there and the shortest les As for example they wol live under the Aequinoctial line have day and nigt thorough the whole jeare alike long without change They who live on the breath of 30 degrees have the longest day almost of 14 houres on the breath of 50 degrees the longest day hath stifly 16 houres Under the Northern Circkel which wee call Circules Arcticus doth not the Sunne on the longest day set or goe under the Horizon On the breadth of 70 degrees doth not the Sunne set in 64 dayes and so following the longed dayes encreasse till under the Pole wherein the whole jear not more is then one day and one night each continuing one half jeare Further more the Earth is divided ad this day in two great firm lands and parts in Antiquam or olde and Novam or new America called the new Worlde The first called the olde Worlde because it was onely knowne to the Ancient have the ancient Describers of the Earth divided againe in tree parts to wit in Europa Asia and Africa EUROPA as some wil have it hath its name from the Dochter of Agen or King of Syrien ravished by Jupiter which others esteeme to be fabulous supposing that the Originall of this name is unkowne The territories of Europe in the West are the great Zea in the south the Mediterranean Zea in the East the Archipelage Pontus Euxinus or Maeotis Palus and the right line ascending thither wards the Nord to the River Dwyna from whence the Ys-Sea doth washe against Europe Albeit this part of the Worlde be very small in respect of the other parts of the Earth yet not with standing it is commended above all other Countreys for its singular vertuet specially for the wholesom and temperate ayr the fruytfulnes of the Earth abundance of all other necessaries for the maintenance of Mans-life being watered with many fayre Rivers and furnished with many hot and colde water-veynes or bathings effectual and fit for the expelling of severall diseases Here grow no drugs not precious stones but abundance of Korne Wine and al 's sort of fayr tree-fruyt Here are few cruel and pernitious beasts but tame Creatures in a greater multitude and fayret then one where Thoug that which this Countrey doth most boast of is the great multitude of its fayre welbuilt populous cityes which are here farre more in number then in other parts of the earth Europe hat formerly through the Monarchy of the Grecians and Romans ruled as a Queene over the Countreys of Asia Africa al shee yet doth at this day through the Moscoviters and Turckes as also throug the Castilianen Portugals and Hollanders who have dominion over many places countreys Ilands and potent Cities therein conteyned and who doe subdue under theyr obedience almost whole America SPAYNE is the Western therefore also the first Kingdom of Europe of their inhabitans called Espanna within name as also the People have theyr denomination and derivation of certayn Province in Asia in former time called Pania of pan who was Lord of the same Spain is on all the 4 parts or side environed with the Zea except on the North-east-korner which is compassed about with the Pyrenian hils for a separation from Frans. 't Is a wonderful blessed countrey not onely in respect of fruytful ground but also of an healthy ayre thence it is that there is so faire a growth of Oyle Sugar Figs Raisons Oranges Lemmons Citrons Pomegranats Kappers and other medicinal hearps and above all such strong and delicate sorte of Wine as any where are to be had The worldly governement of Spayne consisteth in a King nevertheles he doth not conclude of any nomentany affairs without the advise of the 12 who one with an other make up the high Counsel The Ecclesiastical governement consisteth in Arch-Bishops and Bishop the first are ten in number the other more then vifty Spain in our time is gotten under one King which was never sien before in 800 yeares notwithstanding conteyningh 16 several Kingdoms as may be seene in the Spanish Titels but Castilien or Castilie Arragon and Portugal are the chiefest under which all the other resort ARRAGON hath its denomination from the Province Tarroconensis in which it is situated or from the city Tarragona It s head or Mother-city is Saragossa in former time called Caesar Augusta placed on the river Ebro In the midst of this Kingdome is Monson founded wether the King once in three year doth resort in his owne Person for the receyving of his revenues The third krowne of Spayne conteyneth the Kingdoms of Portugal and Algarven Portugal is last of all joyned unto the other Spanish Kingdoms 't Is supposed that the revenues of the Kingdom import jearly two Millions of Ducats which wealth doth most arise from the great trade which the Portugals drive upon Ginee Brasil and Portugals Indien but the countrey is also fruytfull in it self affording many sortes of Wine Oly and other commodities The mayne City of Portugal is Lisbon situated on the River of Tajo an excellent and great city of Marchandise FRANCE the noblest fruytfulst and most potent Kingdome of Europe hath its name from the Frankes a people of Germany which 1200 years hence begin to conquer it For the environing of this Kingdom is drawn in the North a line from Calis to the freedom of Straetsburgh which line they of Artois Henegou and Lutzenburg doe let lye on the left hand In the West Frans doth beath on the Sea of Aquitanien nou Gujenne and partly on the Pyrrhenian hils which fasten and joyne it to Spayn in the South is bordereth on the Mediterranean Sea in the East the high hils called the Alpes divide it from Italy the hil Jura from Helvetia or Switserland and the River Rheine from Germany This countrey hath abundance of wheat and all other sorts of Korne of Wine wee find here many sorts and in such abundance that it doth