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 . ^^4 Of Denmark. i DANIJ, Lat. VENEMARCK, ineolis: DENMARK^Engl, is a Monarchy which in former times was very formi-dable both to France and England i and though the Englijh form
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 . ^^4 Of Denmark. i DANIJ, Lat. VENEMARCK, ineolis: DENMARK^Engl, is a Monarchy which in former times was very formi-dable both to France and England i and though the Englijh formany years have minded no other Intereft in this Country but thatof the Baltick^znd North Trade; yet lince thefe tvvo Crowns are nowcome to a clofer Union , ir may be worth our while to look back andconfider the State of that Monarchy , wherein the Englijh hath iogreat an Inrerell by the late Marriage of George Piinct oi Venmark^ v/iththe Princefs y^nn. Concerning the Original of the Dane^ we read not in any of themore ancient Greek^znd Latin Authors, excepting Jornandes and Venan-Uhs Fortunatusy who yet but (lightly mention them. In the French andEnglijh Hirtories they are often remembred, firfi in the Reign of 7heo-dorick. King of Jujirafia^ about the year f i flain in their returnhy Theodebert, Son toTl^odoricI^ After this in
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