Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	east_n	south_n	southeast_n	2,434	5	13.2952	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16220	A briefe description of vniuersal mappes and cardes, and of their vse and also the vse of Ptholemey his tables. Necessarie for those that delight in reading of histories: and also for traueilers by land or sea. Newly set foorth by Thomas Blundeville, of Newton Flotman in the countie of Norffolke. Gent.	Blundeville, Thomas, fl. 1561.	1589 (1589)	STC 3145; ESTC S104621	24,638	45

South And from thence to the cape saint Vincent in Portugale you go right South and from thence to Gibralter almost East Southeast Againe from Gibralter to the South point of Sardignia your course is almost East and by North. And from thence to the south point of Sicilia almost East Southeast and from thence to Corfu your course is iust north-Northeast and from thence to Venice you turne againe Northwest Thus you see that in going by Sea one course doth not holde no nor yet in going by Land sith Mountaines Riuers and lakes may put you out of your right course and yet it is necessary to know how the place wherto you go beareth from you to the intent that being out of your way you may alwaies the better direct your course right againe to the same Moreouer Gemma Frizius sayth that by this Instrument you may also finde out the difference of longitude betwixt the two places from whence and whither you goe so as you know before how the second place beareth from the first and also the difference of their latitudes As for the latitude of each place you may easily finde the same with your Astrolabe Quadrant or crosse staffe by taking therewith the Meridian altitude of the Sunne or the highest altitude of some starre that you know The order whereof I haue set downe in my Sphere And the Coast of the Countrey and place whereunto the Shippe is to bee directed is commonly well knowen to the Mariners how it beareth from the first and specially hauing a prosperous wind Then knowing these two things you must do thus First hauing drawen a secret line or thread from the difference of the two latitudes placed according to the rule of greater and lesser before set downe and marked on both sides of the Instrument draw another thread or els lay a ruler so as it may passe thorough the Center and the line of the wind or coast wherby the second place beareth from the first And wheras those two lines or threds doe touch make a marke and then lay a ruler or extend a thread from the vpper line to the nether line of longitude so as it may passe hard by the last marke and then the thread or ruler so laid will shew you the difference of longitude betwixt the two places And by this meanes Gemma Frizius sayth that the Mariners may easilie correct the longitudes of places as they saile but how truely I referre that to the skilfull Pilots But for mine owne part hauing to seeke out in these latter Mappes the way by Sea or Lande to any place I would vse none other Instrument of direction then halfe a Circle deuided with lines like a Mariners Flie in such sort as you sée in this Figure THE FLIE THE VSE VVHEREof here follovveth THis Flie containeth two quarters of the Mariners Compasse the middle line whereof marked with a Crosse signifieth the line which runneth East and West For if the place whereto you goe be on your right hand then the Crosse signifieth the east point but if it bee on your left hand then turning the Flie towardes your left hand the Crosse doth signifie the West point and the right downe line crossing the foresaide middle line with right angles in the very Center is the Meridian line shewing the North and South according as you turne the Crosse East or West The vse of which Flie is thus first with a pin or a néedle being thrust through the center of the Flie pricke the pin down in the very place from whence you go called before the first place and if the second place bee on your right hand then turne the crosse of your Flie that way but so as the Meridian of the Flie may be a true Paralel to the next Meridian of the Mappe that is on your left hand which your compasse will quickly perfourme by taking therewith a iust space at both ends of the Flie betwixt the two foresayd Meridians That doone extend your thread so as it may passe through both the Center of the Flie hard by the pinne and also through the second place and then looke vppon what winde or coast of the Flie the thread lieth and that wind sheweth how the second place beareth from you And the opposite winde thereof sheweth by what winde you haue to sayle thither But if the second place be on your left hand then you must turne the crosse of the Flie towards your left hand and hauing set downe the Center of the Flie in the first place and with your Compasse made the Meridian of the Flie a iust Paralell to the next Meridian of the Map that is on your right hand lay your thread to the two places as before and marke vpon what wind of the Flie it striketh and you shall haue your desire The lesser that your flie be the better for being great it would couer too many places of the Carde or Mappe But if the two places stand so nigh togither as the Fly dooth couer them both then hauing set downe your pinne in the first place make your thread with a Noose hauing put the same ouer the pin draw the thread through y e second place somwhat beyond the Compasse of the Flie and holde it there fast vntill you haue also put the Center of the Flie ouer the sayd pin or néedle and duely placed the same in such fourme as is before taught and in so dooing that line of the Flie which lieth vpon the thread will shewe your course and direction aswell as if the thread lay aboue the Flie. Trulie I doe thinke the vse of this Flie a more easie and spéedie way of direction then the manifolde tracing of the Mappes or Mariners cards with such a number of crosse lines as commonly are drawen therein causing rather a confusion then otherwise for in such Cardes as are made with right Meridians you shall find the Flie to to bee much more seruice-able then these manifolde lines The vse of Ptolomeis Tables THus much touching the vse of Mappes and Cards now according to my promise I wil brieflie shew you the the vse of Ptolomeis Tables or of any other table made in the forme The chiefest point wherof is redily to find out any place that you séeke and to know where it standeth For the accomplishment whereof you must first knowe what longitude and latitude that place hath The longitudes and latitudes of all places described by Ptolomey are set downe in his second third fourth fift sixt and seuenth booke of Geographie For in his second booke he describeth the West part of Europe containing Ireland England and Scotland Hispania Gallia Germanie Hungarie and Slauony In his third booke he describeth the East part of Europe as Italie Sicilia Corsica Sardignia Sarmatia Taurica Peninsula Datia Misia Thracia Macedonia Achaia Peloponesus Candia Rubia diuers other Lands and Islands And hee containeth all Europe in ten Tables In his fourth booke he describeth Affrike that is to