Geography rectified; or, A description of the world, in all its kingdoms, provinces, countries ..As also their commodities, coins, weights, and measures, compared with those at LondonIllustrated with seventy eight mapsThe 3d ed., enlTo which is added a compleat geographical index to the whole, alphabetically digestedThe whole work performed according to the more accurate observations and discoveries of modern authors . The next dayhe charged another pariy, kilid a great number, and got a conlidera-b!e Booty. And afterwards having got more Re jruit, he joined Bat-tel with them, and flew 120a on
Geography rectified; or, A description of the world, in all its kingdoms, provinces, countries ..As also their commodities, coins, weights, and measures, compared with those at LondonIllustrated with seventy eight mapsThe 3d ed., enlTo which is added a compleat geographical index to the whole, alphabetically digestedThe whole work performed according to the more accurate observations and discoveries of modern authors . The next dayhe charged another pariy, kilid a great number, and got a conlidera-b!e Booty. And afterwards having got more Re jruit, he joined Bat-tel with them, and flew 120a on the place, gave liberty to 1400 Chriilians, 88 Of Poland. Chriftians, took divers of their Commanders, with their Bag andBaggage, with much Gold and Silver in flate and Money. 1^24. Forty thoufand Horfe of Tartan enters into Vodolia^ andmade Incurfions as far as Socal\ but at Buriiinow were overthrown,thirty thoufand flain, and two thoufand Prifoncrs taken, the grcateftdefeat that was ever given to the lartars. Upon a Hill between Tyr River and Chofm, Anno 16%\. the Turksand Tartars being 60000 under a B^jffj, received a great lofs by Konis-potzki the Polijh General, with 2500 Horfe. Here are reckoned 4 Archbifhopricks, 24 Bifhopricks, and 5 Uni-verfities. Its chief Lakes are Gr^W^, By^*?/, and Briale. Its chief Moun-tains are the Carthapian Hills, dividing this Country from Hungary,Tranfilvania and The Lejftr Tartary* 89 TH E Lfjfer tartary which lies in Europe^ is fo called to diftinguifhit from the Grand^ which makes part of Jfia ; it is alfo calledPrecopenfis, and Crim, from the Names of the principal Cities, fcitua-ted in the Feninfula; formerly called Tanrica Cherfanefus by Ptol. fromthe 7jun a certain People of Scytbia in Europe. Strabo calls it the Scythian Clnrfomfus. Pliny calls it the Penirifula of the T^aurians. Appianuscalleth it the Pjntk^Cherfonefjif. And P. Viaconus calleth it Nogays Tartars mull not be omitted, that lye between Tanais
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