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 . .jl. Afna^ J. Leont the Syene Plin. Ptol. & Diod. four hundredand fifty Miles from Alexandria: Jfvan^ AJnan^ or Afuam^ is thtMe-tacompfaof PtoUTacomfjon A4cU-it
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 . .jl. Afna^ J. Leont the Syene Plin. Ptol. & Diod. four hundredand fifty Miles from Alexandria: Jfvan^ AJnan^ or Afuam^ is thtMe-tacompfaof PtoUTacomfjon A4cU-itefieZieglero. Tnot isEleven Leagues North of Jf;ia, on the Eaft of NihtSy where is aTemple of the Antient Egyptians. Armem is twelve Leagues from Tuot^ now ruined and forfaken, wherethe EgyptiansbtVxz^Q^ Mofes was born. At Lnxer two Leagues from 7«(?f, areto be feen the Remains of anantient and beautiful Temple, in which are feventy eight Pillars of aprodigious bignefs, and at the Old Luxer is an antient Palace, whofeRuins (hew, that it hath been very glorious. Bethfamesy was one of the chief Cities of Ramafis^ or Gojhen- Abydusy now Ahtitich-, once the Royal Seat of Mtmnon^ renowned forthe Temple ofOfiris^ and the Statue of Memnon. The chief Lakes in Egypt were Mareotis^ now Lago de Amacon. Sehak^Fanfleb. the other Meeris^ now called Buchiana, or Kern-, f^anjleb. JBILEDVLGERID BILEDVLGERID and Z^JARJ: 5^r. l^^X tFRzit Sz£A^^zan^£Aa2^ BILEDVLGE RID, Z^A ARA. &c. Blledulgerid improperly is the Numidia of the Antients, whereinhabited the G^r^/^Vit fignifies a Country plentiful in is a Fruit which much enriches the Inhabitants. This partof Africa extends from Eafl: to Weft, almofl as far as Barbary. Itsprincipal Parts are Shs or Tejfet^ Darha, Segelomefa-, Jegorarin, Zeb and?M(:LZ,abyTechonznd Gner^Hla-y B-UedtdgeridyZXi^ the Deferts of Barca. 504 Of EGYPT, Sus by SanmHsiscSilkd Tejfet^ to diflinguilh it from that in the King-dom of Morocco : Itisfaidto have many To
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