A briefe introduction to geography containing a description of the grounds, and generall part thereof, very necessary for young students in that science. VVritten by that learned man, Mr William Pemble, Master of Arts, of Magdalen Hall in Oxford.

CHAP. 1.

A generall description and division of Geography.

TOpographie is a particular descripti∣on of some small quantity of Land, such as Land measurers sett out in their plots.

Chorographie is a particular de∣scription of some Country, as of En∣gland, France, or any shire or pro∣uince in them: as in the Vsuall and ordinary mappe.

Geography is an art of science teaching vs the generall de∣scription of the whole earth, of this especially wee are now to speake of, and also Chorography as a part vnder it con∣teyned: both, excellent parts of knowledge in them selues, and affoording much profit and helpe in the vnderstanding of history & other things. The parts of Geography are two.

• Generall, which treateth of the nature, qualities, measure, with other generall properties of the earth.
• Speciall, wherein the seuerall countrys and coasts of the earth are deuided and described.

Of the generall in the first place, and more at large then of the other, because it is more difficult, and hard to bee vnder∣stood, and yet of necessary vse, for the vnderstanding of the other. This generall tract may bee parted into fiue particular heads.

• 1 of the properties and affections of the earth.
• 2 of the parts of it in generall.
• 3 of the Circles of it.
• 4 of the distinction and diuision of it accordinge to some generall conditions and qualities of it.
• 5 of the measuringe of it.

These in theire order.