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A64730 Cosmography and geography in two parts, the first, containing the general and absolute part of cosmography and geography, being a translation from that eminent and much esteemed geographer Varenius : wherein are at large handled all such arts as are necessary to be understand for the true knowledge thereof : the second part, being a geographical description of all the world, taken from the notes and works of the famous Monsieur Sanson, late geographer to the French King : to which are added about an hundred cosmographical, geographical and hydrographical tables of several kingdoms and isles of the world, with their chief cities, seaports, bays, &c. drawn from the maps of the said Sanson : illustrated with maps. Sanson, Nicolas, 1600-1667.; Blome, Richard, d. 1705.; Varenius, Bernhardus, 1622-1650. Geographia generalis. English. 1682 (1682) Wing V103; ESTC R2087 1,110,349 935

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decan_n and_o golconda_n towards_o the_o south_n the_o indian_a ocean_n where_o be_v the_o gulf_n of_o indus_n and_o cambaya_n on_o one_o side_n and_o that_o of_o bengala_n on_o the_o other_o side_n wash_v the_o rest_n mogul_n the_o tartar_n &_o persian_n very_o troublesome_a to_o the_o mogul_n of_o all_o his_o neighbour_n the_o tartar_n and_o persian_n be_v the_o most_o powerful_a the_o tartar_n nevertheless_o be_v divide_v into_o many_o estate_n where_o they_o border_n on_o he_o be_v more_o likely_a to_o damage_v he_o by_o inroad_n then_o by_o open_a war._n the_o persian_a regain_v from_o he_o candahar_n some_o year_n past_a which_o he_o lose_v not_o again_o till_o he_o have_v at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o deal_v with_o the_o mogoll_n and_o turk_n the_o other_o have_v much_o ado_n to_o defend_v themselves_o against_o he_o as_o the_o king_n of_o golconda_n and_o decan_n this_o last_o have_v lose_v some_o part_n of_o his_o estate_n and_o the_o other_o give_v he_o some_o present_n in_o the_o way_n of_o tribute_n but_o the_o great_a mogoll_n will_v make_v nothing_o to_o seize_v both_o these_o kingdom_n if_o he_o be_v not_o often_o perplex_v with_o intestine_a war_n and_o if_o there_o remain_v not_o in_o his_o estate_n divers_a prince_n which_o they_o call_v rahias_n or_o king_n and_o many_o people_n of_o who_o he_o can_v absolute_o dispose_v neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o obey_v he_o or_o pay_v any_o tribute_n to_o he_o but_o by_o constraint_n and_o the_o great_a part_n pay_v it_o only_o when_o and_o how_o they_o please_v and_o sometime_o not_o at_o all_o among_o these_o little_a king_n and_o people_n be_v the_o rahia_n bossou_n mogoll_n petty_a king_n &_o people_n under_o the_o mogoll_n who_o reside_v at_o temery_n 50_o league_n from_o lahor_n the_o rahia_n tulluck_v chan_n who_o reside_v at_o naugracut_n 80_o league_n from_o lahor_n the_o rahia_n decomperga_n be_v 150_o league_n from_o agra_n reside_v at_o calsery_n the_o rahia_n mansa_fw-la be_v 200_o 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in_o both_o of_o which_o be_v divers_a good_a town_n in_o the_o low_a be_v 1._o calais_n call_v by_o caesar_n portus_n iccius_n hold_v by_o the_o english_a near_o 200_o year_n and_o be_v then_o esteem_v the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n it_o be_v esteem_v one_o of_o the_o best_a port_n in_o picardy_n seat_v opposite_a to_o dover_n in_o england_n from_o which_o it_o be_v distant_a about_o eight_o league_n once_o a_o place_n of_o great_a trade_n as_o be_v the_o staple_n of_o english_a wool_n now_o only_o of_o note_n for_o its_o be_v the_o receipt_n of_o passenger_n from_o this_o kingdom_n to_o england_n to_o and_o fro_o 2._o boulogne_n a_o strong_a frontier_n town_n towards_o the_o sea_n 3._o abbeville_n also_o a_o strong_a frontier_n town_n in_o the_o high_a picardy_n be_v 1._o amiens_n a_o frontier_n city_n towards_o flanaer_n well_o fortify_v and_o famous_a for_o the_o sudden_a loss_n and_o as_o sudden_a and_o brave_a regain_n it_o by_o henry_n the_o four_o 2._o st._n quintin_n a_o 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grace_n or_o now_o haven_n the_o strong_a
fribourg_n the_o balliage_n of_o murat_n orbe_n granson_n schuartzembourg_n of_o the_o three_o most_o ancient_a canton_n the_o balliage_n in_o italy_n of_o bellinzone_n valbrune_n polese_fw-mi or_o riviere_n to_o the_o same_o and_o at_o glaris_n the_o city_n and_o county_n of_o rapperchuil_n to_o the_o seven_o ancient_a canton_n part_v of_o turgow_n dissenhofen_n psin_n the_o frank_a province_n meyenberg_n the_o county_n of_o sargan_n sargan_n wallenstad_n or_o riva_n the_o city_n of_o fraenfeld_n to_o the_o seven_o first_o in_o range_v and_o apenzel_n the_o balliage_n of_o rhintal_n rhineck_n alstetten_n to_o the_o eight_o ancient_a canton_n the_o balliage_n in_o suisse_n of_o bid_v bremgarten_n melingen_n to_o the_o twelve_o more_o ancient_a canton_n the_o balliage_n in_o italy_n of_o lugan_n lucarue_n mendris_n val_n madie_n subject_n to_o the_o ally_n as_o to_o the_o abbe_n of_o st._n gal_n the_o county_n of_o toggenburg_n leichtensteg_n to_o the_o bishopric_n of_o zion_n towards_o savoy_n st._n morice_n montech_n hochtal_n or_o val_n d'aux_fw-fr the_o county_n of_o chiavenne_n chiavenne_fw-fr pleurs_fw-fr ruynee_n the_o valtelline_a morbegno_n sondrio_n tirano_n the_o county_n of_o worm_n or_o bormio_n and_o to_o the_o same_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o signieury_n of_o haldenstein_n germany_n about_o the_o elbe_n and_o the_o other_o contain_v in_o its_o high_a part_n the_o estate_n of_o bohemia_n which_o may_v be_v divide_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o bohemia_n where_o be_v bohemia_n particular_o so_o call_v prague_n cuttenberg_n pilsen_n coningracz_n budweiss_n leutmaritz_n caurzim_n the_o quarter_n of_o egra_n or_o heb_fw-mi elenbogen_fw-mi or_o locker_n and_o the_o county_n of_o glarz_n province_n incorporate_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o bohemia_n to_o wit_n the_o duchy_n of_o silesie_n breslaw_n ligni●●_n neyse_n gros_n glogan_n brieg_n toppau_n crossen_n jaggcrendorff_n the_o marquisate_n of_o m_o oravia_fw-la olmutz_n brynn_n znaym_n iglau_n radisch_n neustad_n the_o marquisate_n of_o lusace_n bautzen_n gorlitz_n sittau_n sorau_n guben_n cotous_a low_a part_n saxony_n may_v be_v divide_v into_o the_o high_a saxony_n where_o be_v find_v the_o estate_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n the_o duchy_n of_o saxony_n wittenberg_n the_o marquisate_n of_o misue_n dreiden_n misue_n torgaw_n lipsick_a mersbourg_n naumbourg_n the_o duchy_n of_o altembourg_n voitland_n zuickaw_n turinge_v langraviat_v erford_n dutchy_n jeve_v cobourg_n isenach_n county_n schwartzenbourg_n mansfeld_n smalculd_n gleichen_n abbess_z quedelimberg_n abby_n salsfeldt_n imperial_a city_n mulhausen_n northausen_n principality_n of_o anhalt_n dessau_n bernebourg_n the_o estate_n of_o the_o marquisate_n of_o brandenbourg_n alt-marck_n or_o viel●e-marck_n stendal_n havelberg_n mittel-marck_n or_o moyenne-marck_n brandebourg_n berlin_n francfort_n on_o the_o other_o new-marck_n landsberg_n sterneberg_n the_o duchy_n of_o pomerania_n which_o have_v sometime_o be_v divide_v into_o the_o dutchy_n of_o stettin_n stettin_n anclam_n wolgast_n wolgast_n gutskow_n gripsuald_a barth_n straelsond_n barth_n rugen_n isle_n and_o duchy_n bergen_n ancien_fw-fr stargart_n cassubie_n colberg_n vandalie_n stolpe_n pomerelia_n lowenbourg_n lower_v saxony_n where_o be_v find_v the_o archbishopric_n of_o magdebourg_n magdebourg_n halle_n in_o saxony_n breme_n breme_n stade_n the_o bishopric_n of_o ferden_n hiddelsheira_n halberstat_n and_o to_o the_o archbishopr_fw-la of_o mayence_n the_o country_n of_o eychfeld_n dudderstat_n divers_a dutchy_n the_o chief_a of_o which_o be_v holstein_n or_o holsacia_n kyel_n segeberg_n gluckstad_n lunebourg_n luneburg_n celle_n harbourg_n danneberg_n brunswick_n brunswick_n wolfenbuttel_n grunbenhagen_n limbeck_n gottingen_n gottingue_n lawenbourg_n lawenbourg_n hadler_n mecklenbourg_n wismar_n rostock_n scierin_n or_o schwerin_n gustraw_n imperial_a city_n among_o which_o be_v lubeck_n hambourg_n stoade_n the_o estate_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o bohemia_n be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o bohemia_n under_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v understand_v bohemia_n as_o it_o be_v divide_v into_o fifteen_o province_n where_o be_v forty_o and_o three_o royal_a city_n to_o wit_n in_o the_o province_n of_o pregensko_n where_o be_v prague_n caurzimsko_n where_o be_v caurzim_n coln_n bohmish-broda_a hradecsko_fw-mi kralow-hradecz_a g._n kinigingretz_n jaromirz_n bydchaff_n trantnow_v g._n konighoff_n krabedur_n chrudimsko_fw-mi chrudim_n bamberg_n g._n paumberg_n hohemauth_n policzka_n craslawsko_fw-mi hora_n g._n cuttemberg_n czaslaw_n brechynsko_fw-mi budiejowize_n g._n budweiss_n tabor_n pelhrzimow_n teyn_fw-mi suv_fw-mi wultaw_fw-mi wltawsko_fw-mi sedlezany_n podbredsko_fw-mi beraun_n g._n bern._n prachensko_fw-mi piseck_n suschitz_n wodnany_n prachatitz_n pilsensko_fw-mi pilsen_n klataw_n strzibro_fw-la g._n meisf_n domazliez_n g._n tauss_n rockissan_n ziatecsko_fw-mi ziatecz_n g._n satz_n most_n launy_a g._n bruck_n cadan_n commota_fw-la rakownicsko_fw-mi rakonick_n slansko_fw-mi slaneywreh_n g._n sehlan_n welwary_n litomierziesko_n litomierz_n leitomeritz_n auski_n melnick_n boleslawsko_fw-mi nymburg_n boleslaw_n g._n jung_n bunozel_n and_o the_o quarter_n of_o hebsko_n heb._n g._n egra_n loketsko_fw-mi loket_n g._n elnbogen_n glatzko_n glatz_n the_o province_n incorporate_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o bohemia_n to_o wit_n the_o duchy_n of_o sileska_n as_o it_o be_v divide_v into_o three_o dutchy_n fifteen_o principality_n and_o four_o barony_n viz._n gros_n glogaw_n duchy_n gros_n glogaw_n sprottaw_n freystadt_n crossen_n duchy_n crossen_n slagan_n duchy_n sagan_n jawer_n principality_n jawer_n lemberg_n buntslaw_n hirschberg_n lignitz_n princip_n lignitz_n goldberg_n wohlaw_n princ._n wohlaw_n olsze_n principality_n olsze_n bernstadt_n principality_n bernstadt_n breslaw_n princ._n breslaw_n namslaw_n schweidnitz_n principality_n schweidnitz_n brieg_n princ._n brieg_n olaw_n monsterberg_n princ._n monsterberg_n neiss_n or_o grotkaw_n princ._n neiss_n grotkaw_n zuckmantel_n oppelen_n princ._n oppelen_n newstadt_n klein_n glogaw_n ratibor_n principality_n ratibor_n jegerndorff_n princ._n jegerndorff_n or_o carnow_n lubschitz_n troppaw_n princ._n troppaw_n teschen_n principality_n teschen_n among_o the_o barony_n be_v wartenberg_n pless_n the_o marquisate_n of_o moravia_n as_o it_o may_v be_v divide_v into_o the_o dutchy_n of_o olmutz_n brinn_n znaim_n their_o city_n be_v olmutz_n brinn_n znaim_n jglaw_n hardisch_n newstadt_n kremsit_n krumlow_n meseritz_n niclasburg_n polna_n weiskirth_n the_o marquisate_n of_o lusace_n or_o lusatia_n now_o engage_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n be_v divide_v into_o the_o high_a lusatia_n baudissen_n or_o pautzen_n gorlitz_n sittaw_fw-mi lawben_fw-mi camentz_n liebaw_n lower_n ●usatia_o soraw_v guben_n cotbus_n the_o house_n of_o austriche_n or_o austria_z in_o divers_a branch_n and_o title_n possess_v and_o lie_v within_o and_o near_a germany_n to_o wit_n austriche_n or_o austria_z under_o the_o name_n of_o which_o may_v be_v understand_v the_o archbishopric_n of_o austriche_n vienna_n crem_n lintz_n the_o duchy_n of_o stirie_z grecz_n pruck_n carinthie_n st._n veit_n lavemunde_n grucz_n or_o straspurg_n carniole_n laubach_n the_o county_n of_o cilley_n cilley_n the_o marquisate_n of_o find_v or_o vindishmarch_n metlin_n and_o towards_o italy_n the_o county_n of_o gorice_n gorice_n gradisque_n and_o part_n of_o istrie_n triefte_v pedena_n the_o kingdom_n of_o hungary_n or_o hongrie_a in_o part_n where_o be_v in_o the_o high_a hungary_n presbourg_n or_o poson_n sopron_n or_o oedenbourg_n raab_n or_o javarin_n comore_n fileck_n cassau_n tokay_n varadin_n in_o the_o high_a esclavione_n zagrab_n or_o agram_n copronitza_n in_o the_o high_a croacie_n sisseg_v and_o in_o the_o morlaquie_n sen●_n pr._n senia_n st._n veit_n be_o flaum_n the_o kingdom_n of_o bohemia_n and_o the_o estate_n incorporate_v to_o bohemi●_n to_o wit_n the_o kingdom_n of_o bohemia_n prague_n cutrenberg_n pilsen_n co●●●gracz_n rudweis_n the_o duchy_n of_o silesie_n breslau_n lignitz_n neisse_n gros_n glogau_n the_o marquisates_n of_o lusacia_n baudissen_n gorlltz_n sittau_n sorau_n moravia_n olmutz_n brinne_n znaym_n the_o county_n of_o glarz_n glarz_n the_o signieury_n of_o egra_n egra_n or_o heb_fw-mi tirol_n under_o the_o name_n of_o which_o be_v the_o county_n of_o tirol_n inspruck_n hall_n cufstain_n veldkirck_n or_o feldkirck_n bregentz_n bregentz_n the_o protection_n of_o the_o bishopric_n of_o trente_n brixen_n in_o sovabia_n the_o marquisate_n of_o burgau_n burgau_n guntzbourg_n county_n of_o hohenberg_n rotenbourg_n ehingen_n horb_n city_n of_o yillengen_n lantgraviat_fw-la of_o nellenbourg_n stockach_n in_o suisse_n or_o switzerland_n the_o county_n of_o rhinselden_n rhinselden_n lauffenbourg_n city_n of_o waldshout_n county_n of_o hapspurg_n or_o habsbourg_n protection_n of_o the_o city_n of_o constance_n celle_n within_o or_o 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negro_n they_o have_v the_o kingdom_n of_o ximen_n tributary_n to_o the_o abyssine_n but_o the_o jew_n be_v but_o a_o small_a number_n in_o africa_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o other_o i_o make_v account_n that_o africa_n be_v divide_v into_o 16_o equal_a part_n mahometism_n will_v possess_v 5_o or_o 6_o paganism_n 6_o or_o 7_o christianity_n 3_o and_o judaisme_n only_a one_o know_v it_o be_v division_n into_o part_n as_o at_o this_o day_n know_v africa_n as_o it_o be_v at_o this_o day_n know_v may_v be_v divide_v into_o these_o 8_o part_n follow_v viz._n 1._o barbary_n in_o which_o be_v find_v the_o kingdom_n of_o morocco_n fez_n algiers_n telensin_n tunis_n tripoli_n and_o braca_fw-la 2._o billedulgerid_n or_o numidia_n 3._o egypt_n 4._o zaara_n or_o libya_n interior_a in_o which_o be_v comprehend_v the_o country_n of_o the_o negro_n guinny_n with_o some_o certain_a isle_n 5._o nubia_n 6._o the_o empire_n of_o the_o abyssine_n or_o the_o high_a or_o great_a ethiopia_n in_o which_o 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