Emblems of rarities: or Choyce observations out of worthy histories of many remarkable passages, and renowned actions of divers princes and severall nations With exquisite variety, and speciall collections of the natures of most sorts of creatures: delightfull and profitable to the minde. Collected by D.L.

The foure parts of the World.

EVropa so called from Europa, daughter of Agenor King of Lybia; and of the Phoenicians brought hither (as Poets feigne) by Iupiter, in the shape of a Bull: but as Historians write, by a Cretan Captaine named Tau∣rus, is separated from Asia, as is hereafter showne; and from A∣frick by the Mediterranean sea. It is in length 2800, and in bredth 1200 miles.

Asia so called from the daughter of Oceanus and The∣••is, Wife to Iapetus, and Mo∣ther to Prometheus; or as some say, of Asia the sonne of Manae, King of Lydia; is separated from Europe by the river Ta∣nais, now called Duina, by the Sea called in time past Palus

Meotides, now Mare de Zaba∣che: and by Pontus Euxinus: now Mare maiorica; and by part of the Mediterranean Sea: a••d from Africke by the River of Nile, the Red Sea, and the Ae∣gyptian Istmus▪ It stretcheth in length 5200 miles, and in breadth 4560 miles.

Affrica, which some say, is so called of one Affer, of the line of Abraham, is separated from Europe by the Mediterranean Sea, and from Asia by the Red Sea, and the River of Nile. Af∣frica is in length 4155, and in breadth 1920 miles.

America or West India, so cal∣led of Americus Vespusius, but first found out by Christopher Co∣lumbus of Genua, the yeare of our Lord 1492: It is like an Iland round about environed with the great Ocean: but the length and

bredth no man knoweth. Affri∣ca is greater then Europa, Asia then Affrica, and America big∣ger then all.