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 . far fromthe Fort Kelang, which the Dutchhad in pofTeffion. Tayrvan, ciTayovan^ upon the Ifle Formofa, the utmoft North-point,being diftant almoft a League, but the Southermoft p
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 . far fromthe Fort Kelang, which the Dutchhad in pofTeffion. Tayrvan, ciTayovan^ upon the Ifle Formofa, the utmoft North-point,being diftant almoft a League, but the Southermoft point within aBow (hot of the Land, it is about two Leagues and an half in Length,and a quarter in Breadth j on the North-fide upon a Sand-hill ftands theFort Zelandia, built by iheDutch^ 1632. under the Cz(\]eJfefia>ard\ks3i-notherFort,guarded by two points of the Sea: ABow-fliot diftant lies aftrong theKey to theCaftle,^caird Vtrecht-^Eajitvardhomwhich ftands theTown built hyAheDutch: On theether fide^on the maino(Formofa ftands the Fort and Village Sakk^m^ well planted with Can- L11 2 non 9 444 ^f ChinA* non; but in the Year 1661. Coxin^a and his AfTodatcs, being a Crevr of Rebels Chinefes, took both the Illand of Formofa and 7ayoven fromthe Vfttch, alter a Siege of Ten Months, where Coxinga found TenTun of Gold, Forty Ordnances, and other things to a great-value. Of JAPAN. A*l<. j^B , ^uiiMuum DUilUlJUlllL THE Iflandof Ja^an^ if it be an ffle, is not only oncf&t many 5,for the Coaft, difcontinued with many Inlets, fiands like a^broken wall, and the feveial falls of FwAl^watci^Biooks and Ri^ vwletSj Of cBml 44^ vulets, cTefcending from the upper Grounds, with their mixt inter-weavings, both from Sea and Land, make a numerous crowd ofpetty Ifles, the moftfpacious and wealthy whtxtoVxs Japan, by theNdLtives Nippon, formerly faki to comprehend fifty three Kingdoms ibut our hter Relations tell us, that they are now fallen into the lapof one fole Mon
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