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coast_n and_o kingdom_n belong_v thereto_o as_o the_o territory_n of_o balm_n cikon_v and_o quiligia_n the_o kingdom_n of_o quoia_n the_o green-coast_n note_a the_o most_o note_a tooth-coast_n the_o quaqua_fw-la or_o fowl-coast_n five_o or_o six_o bands-coast_n and_o the_o golden-coast_n with_o the_o kingdom_n belong_v to_o it_o the_o kingdom_n of_o arder_n ulkami_n beniin_n isago_n jaboe_n odobo_n istanna_n gaboe_n biafar_n ouwerre_n or_o forkado_n the_o territory_n of_o calcarien_n krike_v moko_n bani_n the_o territory_n of_o the_o ambissine_n or_o the_o high-land_n of_o amboise_n and_o corisco_n every_o one_o of_o which_o shall_v here_o follow_v have_v their_o peculiar_a place_n first_o beginning_n with_o the_o most_o inland_n country_n or_o centre_n of_o all_o these_o vast_a dominion_n but_o the_o great_a extent_n of_o negro-land_n from_o cape_n de_fw-fr verde_n length_n the_o length_n or_o green-head_n be_v the_o most_o westerly_a point_n lie_v at_o the_o sea_n to_o tangale_n a_o city_n in_o lybia_n close_o by_o the_o nile_n breadth_n 3430_o english_a mile_n the_o breadth_n reckon_v eight_o hundred_o fifty_o and_o five_o german_a mile_n or_o seven_o and_o fifty_o degree_n longitude_n and_o account_n for_o its_o great_a breadth_n be_v from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o gualata_n to_o the_o cape_n of_o lopez_n gonzalvez_n three_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o mile_n and_o a_o half_a mile_n 1522_o english_a mile_n or_o five_o and_o twenty_o degree_n and_o a_o half_a that_o be_v from_o the_o three_o and_o twenty_o degree_n and_o thirty_o minute_n north_n latitude_n take_v from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o gualata_n to_o the_o second_o degree_n south_n latitude_n near_o the_o cape_n of_o lopez_n gonzalvez_n among_o all_o the_o river_n niger_n the_o river_n niger_n which_o in_o great_a number_n cut_v through_o this_o country_n the_o river_n niger_n be_v the_o most_o eminent_a which_o by_o the_o arabian_n be_v now_o call_v hued_a nigar_n sanutus_n sanutus_n and_o by_o some_o be_v take_v for_o the_o river_n asana_n of_o pliny_n or_o asanaga_n of_o solinus_n as_o also_o some_o hold_n niger_n and_o gambea_n to_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o river_n and_o other_o will_v have_v it_o that_o niger_n be_v rio_n grande_n or_o the_o great_a river_n both_o which_o opinion_n
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