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. ...
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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. ...
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Ogilby, John, 1600-1676.
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1670.
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THE KINGDOM OF TEKORT, OR TEKURT.
THe Kingdom of Tekort, or Tekurt, according to Gramay,* 1.1 is that which they call Tikarte, accounted by the Turks for an In-land Territory of the Kingdom of Algier, as also that of Guerguela for another, because they both pay Tribute.
This Province derives its Name also as others from its Head City, which they say lieth fifty or sixty miles from Tegorarin, and ninety from Algier, in two and thirty Degrees and fifty Minutes Longitude, and in seven and twenty and ten Minutes Latitude.
This City, held by some to be Ptolomy's antient Turafylum,* 1.2 was built by the Numidians near a Hill, at whose Foot runs a River, with a Draw-bridge over. The Town is well Fortifi'd with Lome-Walls mixt with Stone, except on that side where the Cliffy Rocks and steep Declivings of the Hill make it inacces∣sible. Their Houses, which are above two thousand, are all of Sun-baked Brick, except the Mosque, which is built more stately.
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About this City are reckon'd up forty Strong-holds, and an hundred and fifty Villages, some of them at least four days Journey off; so that this Site seems to be the Centre to the Circumference of what is under its Jurisdi∣ction.
¶ THis populous Territory wanting Corn is suppli'd sufficiently by the Arabians from Constantine,* 1.3 which they Barter for Dates, that grow here in abundance.
¶ THe People are very Civil,
* 1.4 Affable, and exceeding Hospitable to all, rather bestowing their Daughters on them than the Natives: Nay, they are so good-natured and generous, that they many times present their new Acquaintance with costly Gifts at their departing, though they ne∣ver expect to see them any more, or receive a Return from them. They are a mixt People; of which the chief live like Gentlemen on their Estates, the others follow Trades, and are Artificers.