Cosmographie in four bookes : containing the chorographie and historie of the whole vvorld, and all the principall kingdomes, provinces, seas and isles thereof / by Peter Heylyn.

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Cosmographie in four bookes : containing the chorographie and historie of the whole vvorld, and all the principall kingdomes, provinces, seas and isles thereof / by Peter Heylyn.

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Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662.

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London :: Printed for Henry Seile ...,

1652.

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Geography -- Early works to 1800.

World history -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• half title
• title page
• TO THE READER, The Author rendreth this Account of his Vndertaking and Performance in the following Work.
• To my Brother the Author.
• A GENERALL INTRODUCTION to the following Work, containing the Creation of the World by Almighty God, and the Plantation of the same by the sonnes of men; the necessary use of History and Geographie, as well for understanding the Affairs of the Ages past, as for converse and correspon∣dence with the Nations present; together with a brief view of some Generall Praecognita which necessarily are re∣quired unto the Knowledge of each.
  • Here followeth the Table of the Climes.
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• COSMOGRAPHIE. The First Book, Containing the CHOROGRAPIE and HISTORIE of ITALIE, the ALPINE Provinces, FRANCE, SPAIN, and BRITAIN, with the ILES thereof.
  • OF THE WORLD, And first of EVROPE.
  • OF ITALIE.
    • The old Kings of Italy of the Aborigines.
    • Kings of the Latins of the Trojan or Silvian rate.
    • The Kings of Rome.
    • The Dictators of Rome.
    • The Roman Emperours.
    • The Western Emperors.
    • The Kings of the Goths in Italie.
    • The Lombardian Kings of Italie.
    • The Kings of Italie, of the French, Italian, and German Lines.
    • The Kingdom of NAPLES.
    • The Kingdom of SICILIA.
    • The Kingdom of SARDINIA.
    • The Land of the CHURCH.
    • The Dukedom of URBINE.
    • The Seigneury of VENICE.
    • The Dukedom of FLORENCE, OR OF TUSCANIE.
    • The State of LUCA.
    • The Common-wealth of GENOA.
    • THE ESTATES OF LOMBARDY.
    • The Dukedom of MILLAIN.
    • The Lords and Dukes of Millain.
    • The Dukedom of MANTUA.
    • The Dukedom of MODENA.
    • The Dukedom of PARMA.
    • The Duke of MONTFERRAT.
  • OF THE ALPES.
    • THE DVKEDOM OF SAVOY.
    • 3. THE SIGNEURIE OF GENEVA.
    • 4. WALLISLAND.
    • 5. SWITZERLAND
    • 6. THE LEAGVES OF THE GRISONS.
  • OF FRANCE.
    • 1 FRANCE, Properly so called.
    • CHAMPAGNE.
    • 3. PICARDIE.
    • NORMANDIE.
    • BRETAGNE.
    • Kings of the Britans of Gau-Armorick.
    • THE DVKEDOM OF ANIOV.
    • 7 LA BEAUSSE.
    • 8 BERRY.
    • 9 The Dukedom of BOVRBON.
    • POICTOU.
    • 11 LIMOSIN, 12 PERIGORT, 13 QUERCU.
    • 14 AQUITAIN.
    • 13 LANGUEDOC.
    • 14 PROVENCE.
    • The Kingdom of BURGUNDY.
    • 15 DAVLPHINE.
    • 16 LA BRESSE.
    • 17 LIONOIS.
    • 18 The Dukedom of BURGUNDIE.
    • 19 The County of BVRGVNDIE.
    • 20 The ILANDS in the AQUITAINE and GALLICK OCEAN.
  • THE PYRENEAN HILLS.
  • OF SPAIN.
    • 1. NAVARRE.
    • 4. LEON and OVIEDO.
    • 3 BISCAY, and 4 GVIPVSCOA.
    • 5 GALLICIA.
    • 6. The Kingdom of CORDVBA.
    • 7 GRANADA.
    • 8 MVRCIA.
    • 9. The Kingdom of TOLEDO.
    • 10 CASTILE.
    • 11 The Kingdom of PORTVGAL.
    • 12 VALENTIA.
    • 12 CATALONIA.
    • 11 The Kingdom of MAIORCA.
    • 13 ARAGON.
    • THE MONARCHIE OF SPAIN.
  • OF THE OCEAN AND ISLES OF BRITAIN:
    • OF BRITAIN:
    • GREAT BRITAIN.
    • ENGLAND.
    • WALES.
    • THE BORDERS.
    • SCOTLAND.
    • IRELAND.
    • THE LESSER ILANDS.
• A TABLE Of the Longitude and Latitude of the chief Cities men∣tioned in this first Book.
• An Advertisement to the Reader touching the Errata of this part, Conteining Italy, and the Alpes, with the Preface.
• An Advertisement to the Reader touching the Errata of this Part, Coteining France, Spain, and Britain.
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• COSMOGRAPHIE: THE SECOND BOOK, CONTAINING THE CHOROGRAPHY and HISTORY OF Belgium, Germanie, Denmark, Swethland, Muscovie, Poland, Hungarie, Dalmatia, Dacia, Greece; with the Isles thereof.
  • Of BELGIVM.
    • 1. FLANDERS, and 2. ARTOIS.
    • HAINALT.
    • 4. The Bishoprick of CAMBRAY.
    • 5. NAMVR.
    • 6. LVXENBOVRG.
    • 7. LIMBOVRG.
    • 8. LVICK-LAND, OR The Bishoprick of LEIGE.
    • 9. BRABANT. 10. The MARQUISATE, And 11. MACHLIN.
    • 12. HOLLAND, 13. ZELAND, 14. WESTFRISELAND.
    • 15. VTRECHT. 16. OVER-YSSELL.
    • 17. GVELDERLAND. 18. ZUTPHEN, and 19. GROINING.
  • OF GERMANIE.
    • CLEVELAND.
    • 2. The Estates of the three ELECTOR-BISHOPS.
    • 3. The PALATINATE of the RHENE.
    • 4. ALSATIA.
    • 5. LORRAIN.
    • 6. SVEVIA or SCHWABEN.
    • 7. BAVARIA.
    • The ARCHDUKEDOME of AUSTRIA.
    • 9 VETERAVIA.
    • 10. FRANCONIA.
    • 11. WIRTENBERG, and 12. BADEN.
    • NORTHGOIA, OR The UPPER PALATINATE.
    • 13. The KINGDOM of BOHEMIA.
    • 14. BRANDENBOVR.
    • 15 POMERANIA.
    • 16. MECKLENBOVRG.
    • 17. The DUKEDOME of SAXONIE.
    • 18 BRUNSWICK, and 19 LVNENBVRG.
    • HASSIA.
    • WESTPHALIA.
    • EAST-FRISELAND.
  • OF DENMARK.
    • The CIMBRICK CHERSONESE.
    • 1. HOLSTEIN.
    • JVITLAND.
    • 2 The BALTICK ILANDS.
    • SCANDIA.
    • NORWEY.
    • The ISLANDS in the NORTHERN OCEAN.
  • OF SWETHLAND.
    • 1. GOTHLAND.
    • SWEDEN.
    • LAPLAND.
    • BODIA.
    • 3. FINLAND.
    • 6 The SWEDISH ISLANDS.
  • OF RUSSIA.
    • 1. MVSCOVIE.
    • 2 SMOLENSKO. 3 MOSAISKI. 4 PLESCOW.
    • 5 NOVOGORD.
    • 6 CORELIA. 7 BIARMIA.
    • 8 PETZORA. 9 JVGRIA. 10 OBDORA. 11 CONDORA.
    • 12 SEVERIA. 13 PERMIA. 14 RHEZAN.
    • 15 WIATHKA, 16 CASAN, 17 ASTRACHAN.
    • 18 NOVOGORDIA INFERIOR, 19 The MORDWITS.
    • 20 WOROTINE, 21 TUVER, 22 WOLODOMIR.
    • 23 DWINA.
    • 24 The RUSSIAN Islands.
  • OF POLAND.
    • 1 LIVONIA.
    • 2 SAMOGITIA.
    • 3 LITVANIA.
    • 4 VOLHINIA.
    • 5 PODOLIA.
    • 6 RUSSIA NIGRA.
    • 7 MASSOVIA.
    • 8 PODLASSIA.
    • 9 PRUSSIA.
    • 10 POLAND.
  • THE CARPATHIAN MOUNTAINS.
    • OF HUNGARIE.
    • OF SCLAVONIA.
    • 1 WINDISCHLAND.
    • 2 CROATIA.
    • 4 BOSNIA.
    • 4 DALMATIA.
    • 5 CONTADO DIZARA.
    • 6 The SCLAVONIAN ISLANDS.
  • OF DACIA.
    • 1 TRANSYLVANIA.
    • 2 MOLDAVIA.
    • 3 VALACHIA.
    • 4 RASCIA.
    • 5 SERVIA.
    • 6 BULGARIA.
  • MOUNT HAEMUS.
  • OF GREECE.
    • 1 PELOPONNESUS.
    • The KINGS of SPARTA Of the race of HERACLIDAE.
    • 2 ACHAIA.
    • EPIRUS.
    • 4 ALBANIA.
    • 5 MACEDONIA.
    • 7 THRACE.
    • The ISLANDS of the PONTICK and PROPON. TICK SEAS.
    • The ISLANDS of the AEGEAN SEA.
    • The ISLANDS of the CRETAN SEAS.
    • The ISLANDS of the IONIAN SEA.
    • 4 CEPHALENIA.
    • 6 CORCYRA.
    • 7 ITHACA.
• A TABLE OF THE LONGITUDE and LATITUDE OF THE CHIEF TOWNS and CITIES Mentioned in this BOOK.
• The Emendation of the chief Errata in this second Book.
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• COSMOGRAPHIE. The Third Book CONTAINING THE CHOROGRAPHIE and HISTORIE of the Lesser and Greater ASIA, And all the principall Kingdomes, Provinces, Seas, and Isles thereof.
  • OF ASIA.
    • ANATOLIA or ASIA MINOR.
    • 1. BITHYNIA.
    • 2. PONTVS.
    • The Amazon Queens.
    • 3. PAPHLAGONIA.
    • 4. GALATIA.
    • 5. CAPPADOCIA.
    • 6. ARMENIA MINOR.
    • 7. ASIA PROPRIA.
    • 8. PHRYGIA MINOR.
    • 9. PHRYGIA MAJOR.
    • 10. MYSIA.
    • 11. ASIA SPECIALIVS DICTA.
    • 12. LYDIA.
    • 13. CARIA.
    • LYCIA.
    • 15. LYCAONIA.
    • 16. PISIDIA.
    • 17. PAMPHYLIA.
    • 18. ISAVRIA. CILCIA.
    • 19. The Province of the ASIAN ISLES.
  • OF CYPRUS.
  • OF SYRIA.
    • 1. PHOENICIA.
    • 2. SYRIA PROPRIA.
    • 3. COMAGENA.
    • 4. PALMYRENE.
    • 5. COELE-SYRIA.
    • MOVNT HERMON.
  • OF PALESTINE.
    • PERAEA.
    • ITVRAEA.
    • 3. GALILEE.
    • 4. SAMARIA.
    • IVDAEA.
    • IDVMAEA.
  • OF ARABIA.
    • 1. ARABIA DESERTA.
    • 2. ARABIA PETRAEA.
    • 3. ARABIA FELIX
    • 4. THE ARABICK ILANDS.
    • 6 CHALDAEA, 7 AS∣SYRIA, 8 MESOPOTAMIA.
    • 7. ASSYRIA.
    • MESOPOTAMIA.
  • OF MOUNT-TAURUS.
  • OF TURCOMANIA.
    • 1. ARMENIA MAJOR.
    • 2. COLCHIS.
    • 3. IBERIA.
    • 4. ALBANIA.
  • OF MEDIA and PERSIA.
    • PERSIA.
    • 1. SVSIANA.
    • 2. PERSIS.
    • CARMANIA.
    • 4. ORMVS.
    • 5. GEDROSIA.
    • 6. DRANGIANA.
    • 7. ARACHOSIA.
    • 8. PARAPOMISVS.
    • 9. ARIA.
    • 10. PARTHIA.
    • 11. HYRCANIA.
    • 12. MARGIANA.
    • 13. BACTRIA.
  • OF TARTARIA.
    • 1. TARTARIA PRECOPENSIS.
    • 2. TARTARIA DESERTA.
    • 3. ZAGATHAY.
    • CATHAY.
    • 5. TARTARIA ANTIQVA.
  • OF CHINA.
  • OF INDIA.
    • INDIA INTRA GANGEM.
    • 1. DVLSINDA.
    • 2. PENGAB.
    • 3. MANDAO.
    • 4. DELLY.
    • 5. AGRA.
    • 6 SANGA.
    • 7 CAMBAIA.
    • 8 DECAN.
    • 9. CANARA.
    • 10. MALABAR.
    • 8. NARSINGA.
    • 9. ORISTAN.
    • 10. BOTANTER.
    • 11. PATANAW.
    • 12. BENGALA.
    • 2 INDIA EXTRA GANGEM.
    • BRAMA.
    • CAVCHIN-CHINA.
    • 3 CAMBOIA.
    • 4 JANGOMA.
    • 5. SIAM.
    • 6. PEGV.
  • OF THE ORIEN∣TAL ILANDS.
    • 1. JAPAN.
    • 2. PHILIPPINAE.
    • 3. The Isles of BANDAN.
    • 4. The MOLVCCOES.
    • 5 The SINDAE or SELEBES.
    • 6. BORNEO.
    • 7. JAVA.
    • 8. SVMATRA.
    • 9. ZEILAN.
    • 10. ILANDS OF LESSE NOTE.
• An Advertisement to the Reader touching the Errata of this part.
• A TABLE OF THE LONGITUDE and Latitude of the chief Towns and Cities mentioned in this Book.
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• COSMOGRAPHIE, The Fourth Book: PART I.
  • OF AFRICK.
    • OF EGYPT.
    • 2. MARMARICA.
    • 3. CYRENE.
  • OF BARBARY.
    • 1. TVNIS.
    • 2. TREMESEN, or ALGIERS.
    • 3. FESSE, & 4. MOROCCO.
    • 3. MOROCCO.
    • 4. FESSE.
    • THE ISLES OF BARBARY.
  • MOVNT ATLAS.
  • OF LIBYA INTERIOR.
    • 1. NVMIDIA.
    • 2. LIBYA DESEETA.
  • OF TERRA NIGRITARVM.
  • OF AETHIOPIA SVPERIOR.
    • 1. GVAGERE.
    • 2. TIGREMAON.
    • 3. ANGOTE.
    • 4. AMARA.
    • 5. DAMVT.
    • 6. GOIAMY.
    • 7. BAGAMEDRVM.
    • 8. BARNAGASSO.
    • 9. DANGALI, & 10. DOBAS.
    • 11. ADEL.
    • 12. ADEA.
    • 13. FATIGAR, & 14. XOA.
    • 15. BARVS.
  • Of AETHIOPIA INFERIOR.
    • 1. ZANGVEBAR.
    • 2. MONOMOTAPA.
    • 3. CAFRARIA.
    • 4 MANICONGO.
  • OF THE ISLES OF AFRICK.
    • 1. THE AETHIOPICK ILANDS.
    • 2. SOCOTARA.
    • 3. MADAGASCAR.
    • 4. MOHELIA, & 5. MAƲRITIƲS Iland.
    • 6. S. HELENS, & 7. The Isles of ASCENTION.
    • 8. S. THOMAS, 9 the PRINCES Iland, and 10 the Isle of ANNIBON.
    • 11. The GORGADES, or Isles of CAPE VERD.
    • 12. The CANARIES.
    • 13. MADERA, & 14. HOLY-PORT.
    • 15. THE HESPERIDES.
• A Table of the Longitude and Latitude of the principal Towns and Cities mentioned in this Part.
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• COSMOGRAPHIE, Lib. IV. Part. II.
  • OF AMERICA.
    • OF ESTOTILAND.
    • OF CANADA.
    • OF VIRGINIA.
    • OF FLORIDA.
    • OF CALIFORMIA
    • OF NOVA GALLICIA.
    • OF NOVA HISPANIA.
    • OF GVATIMALA.
    • OF PERVANA.
    • OF CASTELLA DEL ORO.
    • OF NOVA GRANADA.
    • OF PERV.
    • The Kings of Peru.
    • OF CHILE.
    • OF PARAGVAY.
    • OF BRASIL.
    • OF GVIANA.
    • OF PARIA.
  • OF THE AMERICAN ILANDS: And first of those which are in MARE DEL ZUR.
    • 1. THE CARIBES.
    • 2. PORTO RICO. And 3. MONICO.
    • 4 HISPANIOLA.
    • 5. CVBA.
    • 6. JAMAICA.
• A TABLE OF The Longitude and Latitude of the chief Towns and Cities mentioned in this Second Part.
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• AN APPENDIX To the Former VVork, Endeavouring a Discovery Of the VNKNOWN PARTS of the WORLD.
  • TERRA INCOGNITA BOREALIS.
  • TERRA AVSTRALIS INCOGNITA.
• The Emendation of the Errata in the Fourth Book.
• An advertisement to the Reader, concerning the ensuing TABLES.
• A Table of the principall Countries, Provinces, Mountains, Seas, and Islands, contained and described in this Book.
• A Table of the ancient names of the Tribes and Nations which are herein specified; as they are delivered by Ptolemic, Strabo, Plinie, and the rest of the old GEOGRAPHERS.
• A TABLE OF SOME PRINCIPAL THINGS herein contained, not properly reducible to the other two.