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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59127	Atlas minimus, or, A book of geography shewing all the empires, monarchies, kingdomes, regions, dominions, principalities and countries in the whole world / by John Seller ...	Seller, John, fl. 1658-1698.	1679 (1679)	Wing S2465; ESTC R13141	22,188	159

〈…〉 Licensed R. L●estrang Atlas Minimus or A Book of GEOGRAPHY Shewing all the Empires Monarchies Kingdomes Regions Dominions Principalities and Countries in the whole World By John Seller Hydrograph r to the King HONI SOIT 〈◊〉 MAL Y PENSE And are sold at his House at the Hermitage in Wapping and in Pope's head Alley in Cornhill 〈◊〉 Clark ●●ulp A Geographical Description OF THE WORLD The World by which according to the more common acceptation of the Word in this place we mean only the Globe of the Earth and Sea● is divided into four parts Europe Asia Africa and America Of each of which severally and the respective Countries therein we shall here give you a brief Description And first Of EUROPE EVrope so called from Europa Daughter of Agenor King of the Phenecians brought hither as the Poets feign by Jup●ter in the shape of a Bull but as Historians Record by a Cretan Captain named Taurus which gave occasion to that Fable Though it be the least of the four grand Divisions of the Earth is yet of most Renown 1. For the Temperature of the Air. 2. Fertility of the Soil 3. The Flourishing of Arts and Sciences And lastly For the Purity and Sincerity of the Christian Faith Its Kingdoms and principal Regions are as follow 1. GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND We rank these in the first place not only in regard they owe Obedience to the Scepter of our Gracious Sovereign but also for that either Salubrity of Air plenty of all things necessary to humane Life or other Advantages they need not give place to any Contry in the Universe Great Britain contains England Scotland and Wales making the most famous Island in the whole World It was antiently called Albion ab Albis Rupibus from the white Rocks appearing on the South Coast towards France from whence it was first discovered Afterwards Britain some say from Brutus of the Trojan Race who first settled a Government here or as others will have it from the Greek Word Prutania signifying Metals because of the great quantity of Brass Tinn Lead Iron c. that is found here The whole length from the Strathy-Head in Scotland to the Lizard-Point in Cornwa● is counted 624 Mi●es and the breadth from the Lands-end in Cornwal to the Isle of Tenet in East Kent 340. England a Name taken from the Angli a People that came in with the Saxons and not chang'd by the Danish or N●rman Conquerors is the chief part of the Island being divided into 39 Counties and 22 Bishopricks is accounted in length 386 Miles in breadth 279 and the Circumference 1532. The Soil is very fertile and plentiful and several of its chief Commodities and Excellencies are expressed in this Verse Anglia Mons Pons Fons Ecclesia Femina Lana England is stor'd with Bridges Hills and Wooll With Churches Wells and Women beautiful Its first known Inhabitants were the Britains who being conquered by the Romans and afterwards over-run by the S●xons were forced to retire into that Corner of the Kingdom called Wales where their Posterity to this day inhabit being a Province divided into 13 Counties and 4 Bishopricks The eldest Son of our English Kings being always entituled Prince of Wales The before mentioned Saxons divided the whole Realm into 7 Kingdoms and were much oppressed for a long time by the Danes but at last being uni●ed under one King were subdued by the Normans under William the Conqueror whose Successors continue to this Day Scotland is the Northern part of Britain longer than England but not so broad much colder and less fruitful The whole containing 25 Shires is divided into the Low-Lands which speak a kind of barbarous English and the High Lands whose Language is very near the same with Irish This Realm upon s●ccession of King James to the English Crown became united to that Scepter and are jointly stiled Great Britain It s chief Commoditi●s are course Clothe● Freezes Fish Hides Lead Ore c. Here are four Universities Edinburg Glasco St. Andrews and Aberdeen Two Arch-B●●hops and eleven Bishops Ireland Is the biggest Island in Europe after Britain the West of which lies towards Spain containing in length above 300 miles and in breadth about 150 miles It neither breeds nor will harbour any Venemous Creature The Soil is very good and by the late Industry of the Inhabitants now the greatest part English the whole Country begins to grow Rich and Flourishing as the populous and fair New Buildings at Dublin and other places demonstrate 2. Of IT ALY. Italy The most famous Region of Europe very much resembles in shape the Leg of a Man a most pleasant and goodly Country commodious for Trassique and very fertile 'T is bounded on the East with the Adriatick Sea South and West with the Tyrrhene Sea and North with the Alts being in length about 1020 mile● but in breadth not above 410 at the broadest It abounds with Corn Wine and Oyl yields plenty of Almonds Pomegranates c. The whole Country seeming but as an intire Garden The People were antiently famous for their Valour and Prudence and are still Honourable Courteous Grave and very obliging to Strangers yet much inclined to Jealousi● Wantonness and sharp Revenge sparing in Diet but Neat their greatest Expences are about their Gardens Here about 1600 years ago the Latin Tongue flourish●d being vulgarly spoken but afterwards by the Invasions of the Goths Vandals and other barbarous Nations the common Speech became mixed and degenerated which at this day we call the Italian and yet is still a most delicate Noble and Courtly Language The Capital City is Rome once Mistris of the World in Temporals and still protending to be so in Spirituals In compass about 11 miles but full of Gardens and waste Grounds so that 't is supposed not to contain above 200000 Souls two parts in three of whom are Clergy-men and Curresans But in the flourishing of the R●ma● Empir● i● contained 50 miles in compass and not fewer than three or four Millions of People if we cre●it Lipsius After the Emperors removed their Se●t to Constant ●●tle the Bishop of Rome taking advantage of their Absence be pretended donation from Constantine made himself absolute Prince of a great part of Italy called St. Peters Patrimony and the L●nds of the Church and the rest in time became a ●onized into feveral petty Principalities States In the bottom of the Adriatick now called the Gulf of Venice stands the famous City and Virgin Common-wealth of Venice scituate on many Islands and the Water running through every S●●ee being in compass 8 miles containing 70 Parishes many excellent Palaces and curious Buildings 3. Of TVRKY in EVROPE The Turk having now a great part of Europe under his Dominion we thought fit to represent those several Regions together As 1. Thrace now called Romania In which stands Constantinople the Seat of the Ottoman Empire by them alled Stambolda and oft-times the Port from the largeness and

circuit being a Peninsula situate over against the Isle Cuba the chief City is Guatimala over against which lies the Island of Sancta Cruze Of PERUANA Peruana the other or Southern part of America contains Castella Aurea Guiana Pera Brasile and Chile 't is in compass 17000 miles and consequently bigger than the other which is computed but 13000. It contains several Provinces as 1. Castella Aurea so called from its abundance of Gold is admirably stored with Mines Spices Pearls and Medicinal Herbs 2. Castella deloro in which is Nombre de dios and Panama two Towns through which passes all the Traffick between Spain and Peru for whatever comes from Peru is unladen at Panama carried by Land to Nombre dedios and there shipt for Spain and so on the contrary for what is to go to Peru. 3. New Granada situate on the South side a Country very strong by its natural Fortifications of vast stony Rocks yet it has many delicate Vallies which yield much Fruit and some Mines of Gold and Silver but not in any great quantity Cartagena hath a fruitful Soil and great Riches the Metropolis hereof Sir Francis Drake surprized in the year 1585 and besides inestimable Summs of Money and Plate took away with him from thence 240 pieces of Ordnance Guiana hath on the East and South the vast River of Amazons and on the North the great River Orenoque navigable with Ships of Burthen 1000 miles together and with Boats and small Pinaces almost 2000. Yet that of the Amazons is greater still being navigable 6000 miles and towards the Sea is said to be 200 miles broad this Country is situate under the Equinox and the People in the winter dwell in Trees for fear of being drown'd in the usual excessive Floods occasion'd by the frequent Rains Peru hath on the East the Mountains on the West Del Zur or the Pacifique Sea so call'd because it has no Flux or Reflux the Soil is luxuriant in all manner of Grain Fortunate in the civility of its Inhabitants frequency of Cities and salubrity of Air aboundant in Gold and Silver above any other in America The chief Cities are Saint Michaels and Arequipa situate on the River of Plate which is 200 miles long and 150 miles broad at the Mouth the King of this Countrey named Atabalipa being overcome by the Spaniards gave them for his ransome an House piled up full on all sides with refined Gold and Silver being in estimation above ten Millions which when they had received they most perfidiously slew him And here I would mind the Reader and for the honour of our English Nation that several of our Nation hath past and repast the Straights of Magelan into the South Sea or Mare Pacificum 1. Sir Francis Drake and in the year 1669 Sir John Narborough went thither with two Ships the one called the Sweepstakes and the other the Bachelour Captain Humphrey Flemming both which Ships proceeded till they came near the Straights of Magelan not far from Rio St. Julian which was the appointed place of meeting near which place they lost one another whereupon the latter returned home and the other proceeded on her Voyage in the South Sea as far as Baldivia and from thence returned safe to England in the year 1681. Some of our English men under the command of our Captain Sharp and Captain Ringroso after great exploits against the Spaniards by Land entred the South Sea and took some of their ships and in one of them returned home with considerable riches and came about Terra del fueogo and went so far Southerly as far as sixty degrees South Latitude and so came to England A MAPP OF ALL THE WORLD By Iohn Seller Hydrographer to the King EUROPE Lat N. 72. As it is now Divided Contines these Enquires Kingdoms and Estates On the West England Scotland Ireland France Spaine Portugal On the North The Empire of Russia Sweden Denmark In the Middle Italy Germany XVII Provinces On the East Poland Lythvania Turky in Europe Petite Tartary Lat. N. 35. EUROPE Europe is bounded on the north with the North-Sea on the East with Asia on the West with the Atlantick Ocean and on the South with the Mediterranean Sea in length 2800. in bredth 1200 miles The Ayre tempe rate the Soyle fertile Mighty in Trade abounding in Richea excellent in all Arts Sciences the People of white skins generally professing the Chrystian faith inhabited by the lureage of Laphet the 3 Principall languages Latin Tutomck Sclavoruan Great BRITAIN and IRELAND   Cityes Rivers ENGLAND London Westminster Thames York Bristoll Alexander Chester Glocester Humber Canterbury Lincoln Tyne Winchester Exeter Sererne Worcester   Norwich   Bath Wells   SCOTLAND Edenburgh Tweed St Andrews Tay St Iohnston Frith Dundee Glascow Don Aberdeen Dee IRELAND Dublin Shanon Waterford Share Galoway Blackwatter Limerick Barrow Great BRITAIN and IRELAND ITALIA ITALY hath these States The Principality of Piedment Citye Tur●● The Principality of Massa Citye Ma●● The Marquisat of 〈◊〉 Citye 〈◊〉 The Dukedom of Turcany Citye Fleren●● The Dutchies of Milan Citye 〈◊〉 Parma Citye Par●● Modena Citye Modena Mantua Citye Mantua The Republiques of Venice Citye Venice Genoa Citye Genoa Luca Citye Latea The Bishoprick of Trent Citye Lient St Peters Patrimony Rome The Estates of the Church The Bolognese Bologana The Ferran●●● Ferrara Romagua Ravenna Urbino Urbino Marca Ancona Sorcu● The Kingdom of Naples ITALIA Turkie in EUROPE Containes Romania or Conthin●inople Thrace Adrinople Tartary the lesser Crim Moldavia Soczawa Walachia Tmyorista Transilvaina Alba Tulia or W●senberg Hungaria Buda Greece Salonica S●●avonia Ser●ia Bulaaria Bosn●● Taisa or Taiza ●●lands in the Aegean Lo●ian Ad●●arique Sea● Turkie in EUROPE The Empire of GERMANY is Divided into X Circles The Kingdom of Bohemia not included The Circle of Franconia Francfort Noremberg Bavaria Munichen Austria Vienna Suabia Ausburgh Ulme The Higher Rhine or Alsatia Strasburgh Cassel The Lower or Electoral Rhine Heidelbergh Mayence Treves Cologne Westphalia Munster The Higher Saxony Dresden Berlin Sterin The Lower Saxony Brunswick Hamburgh Lubeck Burgundy Containing the 10 Catholique and 7 United Provinces GERMANY THE IX CHIEF ISLANDES in the MEDITERRANEAN Counted in Europe are Cityes Sicily Palermo Messina Sardinia Callari Corsica Bastia Majorca Majorca Minorca Port Mahon Corfu Corfu Cephalenia Cephalenia Zante Zante Crete or Candia Candia Canea The IX Chiefe Islands in the Mediterranean Counted in Europe 1 Sicily 2 Sardinia 3 Corsica 4 Majorca 5 Minorca 6 Corfu 7 Cephalonia 8 Zante 9 Candia There are in FRANCE VIII Ancient Soverain Courts of Iustice or Parliaments       Cityes In The Isle of France The Parliament of Paris Normandy Rouan Britanny Renes Guiene Bourdeaux Languedoc Tholouse Provence Aix Dauphine Grenoble Burgundy Dijon To which have been added In Lorrain The Parliament of Mers Bearn Pau FRANCE The Kingdom of SWEDEN Hath these VIII Considerable Parts Countries Cities East Gotland Colmar West Gotland Gotenburgh Sweden Stockholm Upsal Lapland