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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London :: Printed by Tho. Johnson for the author ...,

1670.

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• To the High and Mighty MONARCH, CHARLES II. Of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, KING, Defender of the Faith, &c.
• THE PREFACE.
• A CATALOGUE OF THE NAMES OF THE General Authors, both Ancient and Modern, besides Later Voyagers, Consulted to the carrying on of this First Volumn; who led us by the Hand through those Vast, and till of late Untracted REGIONS of AFRICA.
• AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF AFRICA.
  • The Induction.
  • Africa in general.
  • EGYPT.
  • BARBARY.
    • MOROCCO.
    • MOROCCO.
    • HEA.
    • SUS.
    • DUCALA.
    • HASKORA, or ESKURE.
    • TEDLE:
    • GUZULA, or GEZULE
    • FEZ.
    • FEZ.
    • THE King of Moroccos Letter TO KING CHARLES The FIRST, of ENGLAND.
      • TEMESNE, or TEMECENE.
      • AZGAR.
      • HABAT, or EL HABAT.
      • ERRIF.
      • GARET.
      • CHAUS.
      • ALGIER.
      • TREMECEN, or TELENSIN.
      • ANGAD.
      • BENI-ARAXID, or BENI-ARAZID.
      • MILIANE.
      • KOUKO.
      • LABES.
      • TENEZ.
      • TEBECA.
      • HUMANBAR.
      • HARESGOL.
    • THE MARQUISATE OF HORAN.
      • SARGEL.
      • ALZIER.
      • BUGIE.
      • GIGERI, Or GIGEL.
      • CONSTANTINE.
      • BONA.
    • THE FORT OF FRANCE.
      • TUNIS
      • The City Tunis.
    • THE DOMINION and FORT OF GOLETTA.
      • CARTHAGE.
    • THE DOMINION and CITY OF BYSERTA, or BESERTA.
      • URBS and BEGGIE.
      • SUSA, Or SOUSA.
    • THE PROVINCE and CITY OF AFRICA, Or MAHADIE.
      • KAYRAOAN, or KAYRAVAN.
      • THE ISLAND OF TABARKA AND GALITA.
      • TRIPOLIS.
      • THE TERRITORY OF TRIPOLI.
    • THE ISLAND OF GERBES, OR, ZERBY.
      • EZZAB.
      • MECELLATA.
      • MESRATA, Or CYRENAICA.
      • TAURKA.
      • BARKA, Or MARMARICA.
  • NUMIDIA, OR BILEDULGERID.
    • SUS, And the Countrey of YDAUSQUERIT.
      • Extuka.
      • Nun.
      • Tesset.
      • Ifran, or Ufaran.
      • Aka.
    • THE KINGDOM OF DARA.
    • THE KINGDOM OF TAFILET, AND TERRITORY OF ITATA.
      • Sugulmesse.
    • THE TERRITORY OF QUENEG, or QUENEN.
      • Matgara, or Margara.
      • Retell, or Arratama.
      • Essuoihila, Humeledegi, and Ummel-hesen.
      • Tebelbelt.
      • Todga.
      • Farkala.
      • Tezerin.
      • Beni-gumi.
      • The Cities Mazalig and Abuhinam.
      • Kasayr.
      • Beni-Besseri.
      • Guachde.
      • Fighie.
      • Tesebit, or Tesevin.
      • Tegorarin.
      • Meszab.
    • THE KINGDOM OF TEKORT, OR TEKURT.
    • THE DOMINION OF GUARGALA, OR GUERGULA.
    • THE TERRITORY OF ZEB.
    • THE TERRITORY OF BILEDULGERID.
      • Teorregu.
      • Jasliten, or Jassitin.
      • Gademez.
      • Fassen, or Ferssen.
  • LYBIA, OR ZAARA.
    • The Desart Zanhaga, or Zenega.
    • Tegaza.
    • Zuenziga.
    • The Desart of Hayr, or Terga.
    • The Desart of Iguidi, or Lemta.
    • The Desart of Berdoa.
    • The VVilderness of Augele.
    • The Desart of Serte and Alguechet.
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    • THE KINGDOM OF GUALATA.
    • THE KINGDOM OF GUINEE, OR GENOVA.
    • THE KINGDOM OF MELLI.
    • THE MONARCHY OF TOMBUT, OR TONGUBUT.
    • THE KINGDOM OF GAOGA.
    • THE KINGDOM OF GUBER.
    • THE KINGDOM OF AGADEZ.
    • THE KINGDOM OF KANO.
    • THE KINGDOM OF KASSENE.
    • THE KINGDOM OF ZEGZEG.
    • THE KINGDOM OF ZANFARA, Or GANFARA.
    • THE KINGDOM OF GUANGARA, or GANGARA.
    • THE KINGDOM OF BORNO.
    • THE KINGDOM OF GAGO.
    • THE KINGDOM OF NUBIA.
    • BITO.
    • TEMIAM.
    • DAUMA.
    • MADRA.
    • GORHAN.
      • The Countrey of the Jews, or Kingdom of SEMEN.
      • The Desart of SETH and SEU.
      • The Coast of the Negro's Countrey.
    • THE KINGDOM OF ZENEGA, OR COUNTREY OF JALOFS, Together with the Dominions belonging to it, of CAYOR, BAOOL, IVALA, ALE, &c.
    • THE KINGDOM OF GAMBEA, CASSAN, CANTOR, AND BORSALO.
    • THE KINGDOM Of the BARBESINS.
    • THE PEOPLE OF ARRIAREOS, AND FALUPPOS.
      • The Rivers, Countreys, and Kingdoms lying near the Sea, from the River de Rha, to the Kingdom of Serre-Lions.
    • THE KINGDOM OF KASANGAS, OR KASSAMANSE.
      • The People BURAMOS.
      • The Bisegos, or Bigiohos Islands.
    • THE KINGDOM OF GUINALA.
    • THE KINGDOM OF BIGUBA.
    • THE KINGDOM OF MANDINGA.
      • BENA and SOUSOS.
    • THE KINGDOM OF SERRE-LIONS, OR, BOLMBERRE.
      • The Islands De los Idolos, Bravas, &c.
    • GUINE.
    • The TERRITORY of BOLM, CILM, and QUILLIGA.
    • THE KINGDOM OR COUNTREY OF QUOIA.
      • A Relation, in what manner the Karou's subdued by force of Arms, by the assistance of the Fol∣gians, the Countreys of Vey, Puy, and Quoia-Berkoma.
      • The Coast from Cape de Mesurado, to the Grain-Coast.
      • The Grain-Coast.
      • Gold-Coast.
      • The Territory of ATSYN, or ATCHIN.
      • The Territory of Little-Inkassan.
      • The Principality of Anten.
      • The Jurisdiction of GUAFFO, or GREAT-COMMENDO.
    • THE KINGDOM OF FETU.
      • The Castle of the Myne, or St. George.
    • THE KINGDOM OF SABOU.
    • THE KINGDOM OF FANTYN.
    • The TERRITORY of AGWANA, OR The COUNTREY of KONKOMO.
    • THE KINGDOM OF AKARA.
    • THE KINGDOM OF LABBEDE.
    • THE TERRITORY OF NINGO, OR NIMGO.
    • THE KINGDOM OF IGWIRA.
    • THE KINGDOM OF GREAT-INKASSIA, OR INKASSAN.
    • The DOMINION of INKASSAN-IGGYMA.
    • The LORDSHIP of TABEU.
    • THE KINGDOM OF ADOM.
      • Mompa.
      • VVassa.
      • VVanquy.
      • Abramboe.
      • Kuyforo.
      • Bonoe.
      • Atty.
      • Akanien.
      • Inta, and Ahim.
      • Akam.
      • Aqua.
    • The TERRITORY of SANQUAY.
    • The TERRITORY of AQUUMBOE.
      • Abonce.
      • Kuahoe.
      • Tafoe.
      • Aboera.
      • Quahoe.
      • Kammana.
      • Bonoe.
      • Equea.
      • Lataby.
      • Akarady.
      • Insoko.
      • The Coast from Rio, Volta to Arder.
    • THE KINGDOM OF ARDER.
      • The Kingdom of ULKAMI, or ULKUMA.
      • The Monarchy of BENYN.
      • The Kingdom of ISAGO, JABOE, and ODOBO.
      • The Jurisdiction of Istanna.
      • The Territory of Gaboe.
      • Biafar, or Biafra.
      • The Principality of Owerre, or Forkado.
      • The Coast of the Cape of Formosa, to the Highland of Amboises.
      • The Territories of Calabare, Krike, Moko, Bani, &c.
      • The Territory of AMBOSINE, or the High Land AMBOISES.
      • The Islands of AMBOISES.
      • The Island KORISKO.
      • The Countries lying about the River Gabon, and the Cape of Lope Gonzalvez.
      • The Cape of Lope-Gonzalves.
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    • The Kingdom of LOVANGO, OR THE Countrey of the BRAMAS.
    • The Kingdom of ANSIKO.
      • The Jurisdiction of KAKONGO.
      • The Dominion of GOY.
      • The Kingdom of CONGO.
    • The TERRITORY of BOKKE, or BUKKE-MEALE.
      • The Countrey of OKANGO.
      • The Territories of CONDE, or POMBO de OKANGO.
    • THE KINGDOM OF FUNGENO.
    • THE KINGDOM OF MAKOKO.
    • The Kingdom of GIRIBUMA, or GIRINGBOMBA.
      • POMBO.
      • The Dukedom of AMBUILLA, or AMBOILLE.
      • The Kingdom of ANGOLA, or rather DONGO.
      • The Island of LOVANDO.
      • The Territory of Quisama, or Quissamba.
      • The Island of LIBOLO.
      • The Countrey of BENGUELA. or, BEGALA.
      • The Kingdom of MATAMAN, or rather CLIMBEBE.
      • Kaffrarie, or the Countrey of Kaffers, other∣wise call'd Hottentots.
      • GORINGHAICONAS.
      • GORACHOUQUAS.
      • GORINHAIQUAS.
      • COCHOQUAS, or SALDANHARS.
      • Great and Little CARIGURIQUAS, or HOSAAS.
      • CHAINOUQUA'S.
      • CABONA'S.
      • SONQUA'S.
      • NAMAQUAS.
      • BRYGOUDA'S.
      • HEUSAQUA'S.
      • Conney and Badger-Islands.
    • THE EMPIRE OF MONOMOTAPA.
    • The Kingdom of AGAG, and DORO, with the Territory of TOROKA, or BUTUA.
      • The Countrey of INHAMBANE, and INHAMIOR.
    • The Kingdom of MONOE-MUGI, or NIMEAMAYE.
    • The Kingdom of SOFALA.
      • The Countrey of ZANGUEBAR.
      • The Islands of QUIRIMBA.
      • The Kingdom of MONGALO, and ANCHE, or ANGOS.
      • The Kingdom of MOZAMBIKE.
      • The Island MOSAMBIKE.
    • The Kingdom of QUILOA.
      • The Kingdom of Mombaza.
      • The Kingdom of Melinde.
      • The Kingdom of Lamo.
      • The Kingdoms of Pate, Sian, Chelicie, and Ampaza.
      • The Countrey of Ajan.
      • The City and Republick of Brava.
      • Madagaxo, or Magodoxo.
      • The Kingdom of Adea.
      • Adel, or Zeila.
      • The Island of Barbora.
      • The Island of Socotora.
      • Trogloditica, or New Arabia.
      • The Haven of Arquico, or Ercocco.
      • The Island of Mazula.
      • The Island of Dalaca.
      • The Island of Bebel-Mandel.
  • Upper-Ethiopia, Or the EMPIRE of ABYSSINE, Otherwise call'd PRESTER-JOHN'S-COUNTREY.
    • Gala's, or Jages.
  • AN EXACT DESCRIPTION OF THE AFRICAN ISLANDS: AS Madagascar, or Saint Laurence, Saint Thomas, the Canary-Islands, Cape de Verd, Malta, and others.
    • The Island of MADAGASCAR, or St. LAURENCE.
    • The Territory of ANOSSI, or CARKANOSSI, otherwise ANDROBEIZAHA.
    • The Fort of DAUPHIN in ANOSSI.
    • The Territory of MANATENGHA, or MANAMPANI, and the Valley of AMBOULLE.
    • VOHITSBANG.
    • The Dominions of ITOMAMPO, IKONDRE, VATTEMANAHON, MANAMBOULE, and ANACHIMOUSSI.
    • ERINGDRANE, and VOHITS∣ANGHOMBE.
    • The Territory of MANAKARONGHA, and MATATANE.
    • The Territory of Antavare, Manouffi, and Vobitsmene.
    • The Territory from Tametavi to the Bay of An∣tongil, that is, to the Countrey of Voulou∣lou, the Long-Point, the Lordship of Andouvoulhe, with the Bay of Manghabei, or Antongil.
    • The Coast of the Territory of Carcanossi, to the River Mandreri.
    • The Territory of Ampatre, Mananghare, and Caremboule.
    • The Territory of Mahafalle, Houlouve, Siveh, and Youronhehok.
    • The Territory of Machicore.
    • The Island of Saint Mary, otherwise called Nossi Hibrahim.
    • The Island of Maskareigne, otherwise called BOURBON.
    • The Island of St. Apollonie.
    • The Island of Mauritius, or Cerne.
    • The Island of Diego Rodrigue, or Diego Rois, and the Islands Primieras, Angoxos, or Angoises, and Veiques.
    • The Islands of Comorre, or Comarre, and Gomara.
    • The Island of Ferdinando Po.
    • The Princes Island.
    • The Island of Anaboon, or Anabon.
    • The Island of St. Thomas.
    • Ilha Rolles.
    • The Island Ilha del Cabres.
    • The Island Caracombo
    • The Island of St. Matthias.
    • Ilhas das Ascension, or Ascension-Island.
    • The Island of St. Hellen.
    • The Cape de Verd, or Salt-Islands.
    • The Island Goree.
    • The Canary Islands, or Islands of the Canaries.
    • The Grand-Canaries.
    • Fortaventure, or Fuerteventura.
    • Lancerote.
    • Teneriff.
    • Gomere.
    • Palma.
    • Ferro, or Iron-Isle.
    • Santo Port, or Holy-Haven.
    • The Island of Madera.
    • THe Island of Malta.
    • The Islands of Comin and Cominot.
    • The Island of Goze, or Gozo.
    • The Island of Lampadouse.
    • The Island of Linose.
    • The Island of Pantalaree.
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