A geographicall description of all the countries in the known vvorld as also of the greatest and famousest cities and fabricks which have been, or are now remaining : together with the greatest rivers, the strangest fountains, the various minerals, stones, trees ... which are to be found in every country : unto which is added, a description of the rarest beasts, fowls ... which are least known amongst us / collected out of the most approved authors ... by Sa. Clarke ...
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- A geographicall description of all the countries in the known vvorld as also of the greatest and famousest cities and fabricks which have been, or are now remaining : together with the greatest rivers, the strangest fountains, the various minerals, stones, trees ... which are to be found in every country : unto which is added, a description of the rarest beasts, fowls ... which are least known amongst us / collected out of the most approved authors ... by Sa. Clarke ...
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- Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682.
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Contents
- title page
- frontispiece
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A Geographicall Description Of all the COUNTRIES In the known VVORLD.
- The Division of the World.
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Asia Described. -
Asia minor, more largely described.Cappadocia described. -
The Temple of
Diana Described. -
A more full description of the Countries in
Asia major. The Land ofCanaan Described. -
A Description of
Hierusalem, and the Temple, as they were when they were destroyed by theRomans. - The Temple Described.
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The City of
Ninive described. -
The City of
Babylon described. -
Semiramis her Obelisk described. -
The Rarities in old
Babylon described. -
Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon with its Rarities described. -
The Tower of
Babylon Described. -
The City of
Bagdat Described. -
Syria Described. -
The Empire of
Persia Described. -
The chief Cities in
Persia described. The City ofLar described -
Shyraz described. -
The ancient
Persepolis described. -
The City of
Spahawn described. -
The City of
Casbine Described. -
The City of
Tauris Described. -
The City of
Derbent Described. -
Hyspaan Described. -
Casan described. -
Armenia the greater described -
Media Described. -
Parthia described. -
Hyrcania described. -
Arabia described. -
Tartary described. -
The Island of
Cyprus Described. -
The Island of
Cyprus Described. -
The Island of
Rhodes Described. -
The
Rhodian Colossus more fully Described. -
The Islands and Countries in the
East-Indies Described.Malabar Described. -
The City of
Callecut inMalabar Described. -
The Isle of
Zeiloon Described. -
The Manner of fishing for Pearls in the Isle of
Zeilan. -
Choromandel described. -
The City of
Goa described. -
The City of
Amadavar described. -
The Island of
Socotora described. -
Ormus described. -
Narsinga Described. -
Malacca described. -
Patania Described. -
Siam Described. -
The Riches of the King of
Pegu. -
The City of
Pegu described. -
Sumatra described. -
Java Major described. -
The Isle of
Celibes Described. -
The
Molucco Isles described. -
The
Bandaneza Islands Described. -
The Isle of
Borneo described. -
The Isle of
Japan described. -
The Kingdome of
China described. -
Pequin the now Regal City ofChina described. -
The City of
Nanquin described. -
The Country of
Quinsay described. -
The City of
Quinsay described. -
The Great
Mogols Empire described. -
The Inhabitants of
Indostan Described. -
The chief Cities in the great
Mogols Countries Described. -
The Kingdome of
Bengala Described. -
Cambaia described. -
The
Philippine Islands described. -
The Island of
Mauritius described. -
Africa described in General. -
The Islands belonging to
Africa Described. -
The Principal Countries in
Africa more largely Described. -
A more full Description of
Egypt. -
The chief Cities in
Egypt described, The GrandCairo described. -
The City of
Alexandria described. -
The City of
Rosetto Described. -
The City of
Thebe Described. -
The City of
Chanca described. -
The
Egyptian Pyramids Described. -
The
Egyptian Mummi's described. -
The Lake of
Maeris described. -
Barbary described. -
The Kingdome of
Tunis described. -
The Kingdome of
Algier described. -
The City of
Algier described. -
Fesse andMorocco described. -
The City of
Fesse Described. -
Morocco described. -
Numidia, andLybia described. -
The Land of
Negroes described. -
The Country of the
Mandigos described. -
Aethiopia inferior Described. -
The
Africans at the Cape ofGood Hope Described. -
The Kingdome of
Sofala Described. -
The Kingdome of
Monomopata Described. -
The Kingdome of
Congo, orManicongo Described. -
The Kingdome of
Loango described. -
Ethiopia Superior; called alsoAbassia, described. -
The Hill
Amara inEthiopia described. -
The chiefest Cities in
Abassia, orAethiopia superior, Described. -
The Islands in the
Red-Sea, belonging toAfrica Described. -
The chiefest Islands belonging to
Africa Described.Madagascar Described. -
The Island of
Mohelia described. -
The Isle of St.
Hellen described. -
The Island of St.
Thomas described. -
Princes Island described. -
The Isle of
Cape Verde described. -
The Island of
Maio described. -
The
Canary Islands described. -
The Isle of
Malta described. -
The General Description of
Europe. -
The Islands in
Europe Described. -
The
Jonian Isles described. -
The
Baleans Islands described. -
The
British Islands discribed. -
The Cities in
England Described. The City ofLondon Described. -
The Royal
Exchange. -
Gresham Colledge. -
The
Charterhouse described. -
Salisbury described. -
Bristow described. -
The City of
Wells Described. -
The City of
Bath Described. -
The City of
Excester inDevonshire Described. -
The City of
Winchester Described. -
The City of
Chichester in the County ofSussex Described. -
The City of
Canterbury inKent Described. -
The City of
Rochester Described. -
The City of
Glocester Described. -
The City of
Oxford Described. -
The City of
Eli Described. -
The City of
Lincoln Described. -
The City of
Norwich inNorthfolk described -
The City of
Coventry inWarwickshire described. -
The City of
Worcester described. -
The City of
Lichfield inStaffordshire described. -
The City of
Westchester described. -
The City of
Hereford described. -
The City of
York described. -
The City of
Durham Described. -
The City of
Carlile in the County ofCumberland Described. - VVales Described.
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Scotland described. -
The chief Cities in
Scotland described. -
Ireland described. -
The Province of
Mounster described. -
The Province of
Leinster described. -
The Province of
Connaught described. -
The Province of
Ulster described. -
The Isle of
Man Described. -
The
Azores Islands Described. -
A more particular description of the Kingdomes, and Countries contained in the continent of
Europe. Spain Described. -
Portugal described. -
The
Pyrenean Hills described. -
France described. -
The City of
Paris Described. -
The
Alps described. -
Italy described. -
The chief Cities in
Italy described. A Description of oldRome, and the chiefest Rarities thereof. -
The manner of the Romane Triumphs: and particularly that of
Palus Aemylius after the conquest ofPerseus King of Macedon. -
The manner of
Pompey's third Triumph. -
A Description of the City of
Venice, with her Rarities, which was begun to bee builtAnno Christi 421. upon the25th ofMarch, and upon seventy and two Islands. -
The City of
Padua Described. -
The City of
Millan described. -
The City of
Naples described. -
The City of
Florence described. -
Belgia, or theNetherlands described. -
Germany described. -
Denmark described. -
Norway described. -
Swethland Described. -
Muscovy Described. -
The City of
Mosco Described. - A Description of the state and magnificence of the Emperour of Russia.
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The
Permians, andSamoeds described. -
Lapland described. -
Poland described. -
Hungary Described. -
Dacia Described. -
Sclavonia Described. -
Greece described. -
Peloponesus Described. -
The Country of
Achaia described. -
Epirus described. -
Albania described. -
Macedonia described. -
Thessaly described. -
Migdonia described. -
Thrace described. -
The City of
Constantinople described. -
The Temple of
Sancta Sophia Described. -
The
Turks Seraglio Described. -
The
Turkish Empire Described. -
America described. -
Virginia described. -
Florida Described. -
Peruana Described. -
The Fortresse of
Cusco Described. -
The admirable High-waies in
Peru described. - The Emperors Garden described.
- The Temple of the Sun described.
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The
Magellanick Streights Described. -
The Principal of the
American Islands Described. -
The Islands neer unto the Gulph of
Mexico Described. -
Jamica described. -
Newfound-land described. -
New-Scotland described. -
Groenland described. -
A brief Narrative of some of the barbarous, and inhumane cruel∣ties exercised by the
Spaniards upon theIndians in thisAmerican world, collected out of their own Authors. -
Lima andPotosi Described.
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EXAMPLES OF THE Wonderfull VVorks OF GOD IN THE CREATURES.
- CHAP. I Of strange Stones, Earth, and Minerals.
- CHAP. II. Examples of the rare works of God in the Creatures. Of Trees, Hearbs, Plants, and Gums.
- CHAP. III. The wonderful works of God in the Creatures. Of strange Fountains, Rivers, and VVaters.
- CHAP. IIII. The wonderful works of God in the Creatures. Of strange Fishes.
- CHAP. V. The wonderful works of God in the Creatures. Of strange Fowls, and Birds.
- CHAP. VI. The wonderful works of God in the Creatures. Of strange Beasts, and Serpents.
- CHAP. VII. Admirable Works done by the Art of man.
- A TABLE OF THE Principal things contained IN THE Geographical part of this Book.