A new and accurate map of the world drawne according to the truest descriptions, latest discoueries, and best obseruations that haue been made by English or strangers. VVith briefe and most plaine notes vpon the vvhole body of cosmographie, for the easie vnderstanding thereof: pleasant and vsefull for all such as desire to know further then of their owne home.

Grent, William.

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A NEW AND ACCVRATE MAP OF THE WORLD DRAWNE ACCORDING TO THE truest Descriptions, latest Discoueries, and best Obseruations that haue beene made by English or Strangers. VVITH BRIEFE AND MOST PLAINE NOTES VPON THE VVHOLE BODY OF COSMOGRAPHIE. FOR THE EASIE VNDERSTANDING THEREOF: Pleasant and vsefull for all such as desire to know further then of their owne Home.

Geography, and the principles thereof.

The Diuision of the Earth, and of the foure parts thereof.

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Africa.

AFrica in forme resembles a Pyramis, and is built of these Countries on the Continent: 1 Barbary, 2 Numidia, 3 Ly∣bia, 4 the land of Negros, or Guinee, with the adiacent Prouin∣ces, 5 Aegypt, 6 Aethiopia or Abassia, Prester Iohns kingdome, 7 Congo, 8 Monomotapa.

The Ilands are Zocotara, in the Sea of Arabia; and that of S. Laurence, or Madagascar, in the Indian Sea: but in the Atlan∣ticke Ocean, S^t. Thoma: the Iles of Capo Verde, Gorgones, or Hesperides, the Canaries, the Azores.

Africa runs on in length 4150. miles, and is reckoned 2000. miles broad, or thereabout. The Easterne limits thereof are the Red Sea, and Istmus of Aegypt, where it is seuered from Asia: on the South continually rages the Southerne Ocean: Westward all the coast is inuironed with the violence of the Westerne or Atlanticke waues: on the North beates the Mediterranean Sea. The Riuers of most note, are Nilus and Niger.

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