Africa being an accurate description of the regions of Ægypt, Barbary, Lybia, and Billedulgerid, the land of Negroes, Guinee, Æthiopia and the Abyssines : with all the adjacent islands, either in the Mediterranean, Atlantick, Southern or Oriental Sea, belonging thereunto : with the several denominations fo their coasts, harbors, creeks, rivers, lakes, cities, towns, castles, and villages, their customs, modes and manners, languages, religions and inexhaustible treasure : with their governments and policy, variety of trade and barter : and also of their wonderful plants, beasts, birds and serpents : collected and translated from most authentick authors and augmented with later observations : illustrated with notes and adorn'd with peculiar maps and proper sculptures / by John Ogilby, Esq. ...

Essuoihila, Humeledegi, and Ummel-hesen.

NOt far from the Territory of Sugulmesse are three small Forts or Holds, * 1.1 the one is call'd Essuoihila, or Zuaihilla, a small place, about three miles from the Jurisdiction of Sugulmesse, to the South in a Desart; close by which glides the River Ziz, from thence going on to the Lybian Wil∣dernesses. The second Fort Humeledegi, lieth about five miles from Sugulmesse, * 1.2 also in the Desart. The third Ummel-hesen, is a place of small convenience, * 1.3 built by the Arabians upon a very barren Spot, just in the way which leads from Dara to Sugulmesse. The Walls seem to be all of Touch, the Stones are so black. But round about the first Castle are found neither Gardens nor Or∣chards, nor any Ground that bears Fruit; and nothing in prospect but Sand and black Stones. The Fields about Humeledegi produce in great abundance a Fruit, which at first sight seem to be Peaches.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Essuoihila.
• * 1.2

  Humeledegi.
• * 1.3

  Ʋmmel-hesen.