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. ...

The Dukedom of AMBUILLA, or AMBOILLE.

EAstvvards of Quingengo, one days Journey, * 1.1 begins the Dukedom of Am∣buila, or Amboille in the North, and North-East, divided by the River Loze, from Oande. On the East side, this Dukedom hath the Territory of Quitere, Quiandange; and to the South, Kanvangombe, where the Rivers Danda and Loze (as some say) take their original.

This Principality hath many pleasant Fields, Trees, and Fruits, and abounds with Cattel, as Goats, Sheep, Hogs, and Cows: It was never subject to Congo, * 1.2 but vies with it for wealth and magnitude, holding in subjection above fifteen Domi••ions; whereof the five chiefest are Matuy-Nungo, Pingue, Hoiquyanbole, Ambuibe, and Lovando; the other not nam'd.

This Countrey affords many Slaves, and the Trade driven there, is in Pombo.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The Dukedom of Ambu∣illa.
• * 1.2

  It is not subjected to the Kingdom of Congo.