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A37760	A most compleat compendium of geography, general and special describing all the empires, kingdoms and dominions in the whole world : shewing their bounds, situation, dimensions, ancient and modern names, history, government, religions, languages, commodities ... archbishopricks and universities : in a more plain and easie method, more compendious and (perhaps) more useful than any of this bigness : to which are added general rules for making a large geography, ... / collected according to the most late discoveries and agreeing with the choicest and newest maps by Laurence Eachard ...	Echard, Laurence, 1670?-1730.	1691 (1691)	Wing E148; ESTC R35670	72,037	209

sometimes called Benemotana and Benemotaxa How it was governed formerly we know not but it is now chiefly under its own Emperour who is the most considerable Prince in all these parts having many others tributary to him The ch T. is Monomotapa The Inhabitants are chiefly Idolaters with some Mahomitans and as I take it some Christians lately converted Their Language as far as I can understand is that called Gubio Their chief Commodities are Gold Silver Ivory Rice Milk Oyl c. Divided into two great parts viz. 1. Kingd of Monumugi on the N. 780 m. l. 570 br It has 1. Chicova ch T. Chicova 2. Moca ch T. Luanza-Feira 3. Inhabaze ch T. Morango 4. Sacumbe ch T. Estevan And 5. Galas ch T. Zembre the ch of the whole 2. Monomotapa it self containing all the S. parts 1050 m. l. and 800 br It contains 1. Monomotapa ch T. Monomotapa 2. Butua ch T. Butua And 3. Manica ch T. Matana-Feira Rivers of chiefest note are four viz. 1. Zambre 2. Zambaze 3. Riode Spirito Sancto and 4. Los Infantos Chief Mountains are those called Magvice The principal Lake is that called Lachaf 12. Cafferia CAfferia or the Land of Libertines contains the most Southern parts of all Africa almost incircling Monomotapa It extends from Zanguebar to Congo along the Coasts about 3600 miles the breadth in the widest place not above 400 miles in some places not above 130. It is part of old Aethiopia Inferior The Caffers have not the least sign of Religion or Worship living without both Law and Government Their Language such as no man could ever understand but themselves being so inarticulate it resembles the Clucking of Hens and Gabling of Turkies They have no Town so nothing is here remarkable but the Cape of Good Hope being the most Southern Point in all Africa Under the name of Cafferia in the extent before mentioned are included besides Cafferia it self the Kingdoms of 1. Quietera ch T. Mongalo 2. Sofala ch T. Sofala 3. Sodanda ch T. Bocra 4. Chicanga ch T. Milan These lie on the E. of Monomotapa There are two others on the W. as 5. Malemba ch T. Debzan and 6. Mataman These are most of them Tributaries to the Emperour of Monomotapa Ch. T. of the whole is Sofala Rivers of chief note are three viz. 1. Zembre 2. Riode Spirito Sancto and 3. Los Infantos Principal Mountain is that called Mount Table at the Cape of Good Hope Islands THE Africk Isle are chiefly 1. Madagascar or the Isle of St. Laurence a famous Isle against Zanguebar about 1050 m. l. 300 br divided among several Princes little known to us The French have some parts ch T. that we know are Fanshere and Caremboule 2. Canary Isles on the Coast of Biledulgerid belonging to the Spaniards famous for their excellent Wines They are 7 in number viz. 1. Lancerota 2. Forte Ventura 3. Canaria 4. Teneriff 5. Palma 6. Ferro and 7. Gomera 3. Islands of Cape Verde right against Cape Verde in Negroland under the Portuguez in number 10 viz. 1. St. Iago 2. St. Anthony 3. St. Vincent 4. St. Luce 5. St. Nicolas 6. Isle of Sale 7. Bonavista 8. Mago 9. Isle de Fuego and 10. Brava 4. Other Isles are 1. Zocotara nigh Adel ch T. Zocotara 2. St. Hellens under the English 3. Annobon 4. St. Thomas 5. Princes Isle these three are under the Portuguez 6. Funando 7. St. Matthews 8. Assention with some others of less note Thus much for AFRICA IV. AMERICA AMERICA hath on the East the main Atlantick or Western Ocean on the West the Pacifick Ocean or Mar del Zur on the South wherein ends in a Cone the Magalanick Streights the Nothern bounds are yet undiscovered The known parts are situated between the 240th and 348th degr of Lon. and between the 63d of N. and the 55th of S. La● being in length from Huson's Streights to those of Magilanica about 7000 miles and the breadth from the W. parts of Peru to the E. parts of Brasil about 3360 miles in the middle not above 60 miles It goes by the name of the New World and also the West Indies It was found out by Christopher Columbus a Genoese Anno 1490. It is plentifully stored with all Spices and Fruits and blest with such abundance of Gold that in many of their Mines they found more Gold than Earth It has also many rich Commodities and also many Creatures of strange shapes and natures altogether unknown in these parts The Religions and Languages that are used here are mostly the same with the Europeans that govern these parts except the unconverted Natives who are most commonly Gentiles yet have some dark Notions of the Soul's Immortality and the Rewards and Punishments after this Life They have almost as many Tongues as Villages but those of Mexico and Cusco are understood in almost all parts of America I would not have the Reader expect that I should speak of the Religions and Languages in particular Countries as I have done before for it will be of no use It is under the Government of the Europeans and Natives The Europeans are Spaniards English Portuguez Dutch French and Danes The Natives have several small Governments and Maintain their Liberty as well in the known as unknown places Rivers of principal note are four viz. 1. Riodela Plata 2. River of Amazons 3. Canada and 4. Orenique Chief Mountains are the Andes a vast ridge of Mountains in South America Lakes of greatest account are 1. Parame and 2. that called Fresh-water Sea America is divided into ten great parts besides the Islands viz. 1. Canada 2. New England 3. Florida 4. New Mexico 5. New Spain 6. Firm Land 7. Peru 8. Brasile 9. Paraguay and 10. Chile 1. Canada CAnada is a great Country not well discovered to the N. parts of America and N. W. of New England it is of a large extent but the true magnitude I find not It sometimes goes by the general name of New France The known parts were first discovered and are chiefly under the French but of no great advantage to them The ch T. is Quebeck It is full of Stags Conies Foul and Fish Their chief Commodities are Beavers Mouse-skins and Furs It contains three Provinces which are 1. Canada the most N. Province in which there are 23 sorts of People but no Town 2. New France on the S. E. of Canada 950 m. l. 100 br ch T. are Quebeck Tadousack and Brest 3. New Scotland or Accadie a sort of a Peninsula on the S. of New France 440 m. l. 320 br ch T. are Port Royal and Iuquehet In this is the Province of Norembegve ch T. Norembegve Chief River is Canada a vast River Principal Lake is that called Fresh-water Sea 2. New-England UNder this name I comprehend all the English Dominions lying together in the Continent which as much as are found lie between the 290th and the 310th degr of Lon. and between the 30th and 35