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.

To the Reader.

I Daylie see many that delight to looke on Mappes, and can point to England, France, Germanie, and to the East and West Indies, and to diuers other places therein described: but yet for want of skill in Geography, they knowe not with what maner of lines they are traced, nor what those lines do signifie, nor yet the true vse of Mappes in deed: Wherefore, somewhat to instruct those that haue not studied Geographie (without the knowledge whereof me thinkes that the necessarie reading of Histories is halfe lame, and is neither so pleasant, nor so profitable as other∣wise it would be) I thought good to write this little Treatise: in reading whereof, if you reape any profit thereby, I pray you bee thankeful to the Right Worshipful, and my especiall good friend, M. Francis Windam, one of the Iudges of her Maiesties Court of Common Pleas, who first motioned me thereunto, and by whose perswasion I haue the more willingly put the same in Print. Vale.