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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02285	The zea-atlas, or, The water-world shewing all the sea-coasts of y known parts of y earth, with a generall discription of the same. Verie usefull for all masters & mates of shipps, & likwise for merchants newly sett forth.	Colom, Jacob Aertsz, 1599-1673.	1688 (1688)	Wing C5403I; ESTC R174102	19,633	61

a part of a great Armenia Diarbech in former time Mesopotamia Syria and a great deal of Arabia The chiefest Mart-townes in these Countreys are Trapesonda Aleppo with the Sea-havens Tripoli Amon Damasco Baruti and Mecha These Countrey affoard much silk Tasti Damasts Turks Groggrein Kotton and Scarletdie The other part of Arabia resorteth under severall Kings there in is situated the famous city Aden from thence come very fayre Pearles the unfeygned Balzem-Oyl Franckincense Myrrhe and such-like commodities TARTARIE are in one name tearmed all the Countreys situated with a large and confused comprehension Eastward from the Eastern Ocean betwixt the Northern Yz-Sea and the Southern Countreys as China that part of Indien without Ganges the River Oxus the Caspian and Meotian Sea to Moscovien westward The inhabitans are called Tartarians who are ordinarily strang stout and bold People and who easely suffer hunger heat and cold They have no cityes villager nor houses but dwel by companyes which they call Hordas with wives childern and cattel in tabernakels tents in the fields now here to morrow elsewhere wheresoever they finde good pastorage for theyr cattle to wit Oxen Sheep Horses and Kamels with whose flesh blood and milk they sustaine themselves Theyr Prince one or the greatest Potentates of the Earth they call C ham that is Duke to whome they shew singular obedience CHINA which is accounted the greatest powerfulst richest Kingdome of the whole World is compassed on the East and South with the Orientall Ocean which the Ancient named Mare Eoum on the west with India and Bramas and on the North it is joyned with Tartary where the Kings have divided it with an admirable wall of 400 miles in length buylt betwixt the hils It is divided in 15 Kingsdoms or great Provinces they have each a Prince or King of theyr owne who againe submit themselves all unto one supream King who is able according to the relation of the Portugals in time of warre to bring in the field moor as 300000 Footemen and 200000 Horsemen It is very fruytful of Korne kattel tame and wilde it hath also mines of precious stones gold kopper iron steel and pearls and specialy there is great abundance of silk it conteyneth great migry citities which also are very populous Of the great and glorious city Paquin where the King hath his residence are almost incredible things written The inhabitans are very witty and sutle inespecially in Manifactuurs they make wagons with which they sayle over Land as with ships in the Zea. The art of printing and making of pieces of ordonances hath bin by them farre sooner in use as by us They have good civil lawes according to which they live but the true knowlegde of God they want sith they are heathens and adore Sun Moone and other idols jea the Divel hunself least he doe them any evil The principal commodities which come out of China are gold precious stones musk rhubarb the root China fine earthen platters abundance of silke sugar rijs cotton linnen and korne INDIEN situated betwixt Persien the hil Tauri China the Indian Sea is as all writers Witnes the best and nobelest Countrey on Earth or which produceth the beautifulst best fruit as wel those which serve for Mans sustenance a pleasure It replenisheth the whole World withis precious stones and pearles kostly spices medicinal drugs and perfumes in such a manner that if Paradys where no where to be had this whole Countrey might betearmed a terrestrial Paradys Many Kingdoms and rich countreys are therein conteyned as the Kingdom of the great Mogol which is properly Indien Cambaja Orixa Bengala Aracan Pegu Malacca Siam Tipura Gouro c. Calicut situated in Malabar wont not long since to be the chief city of whole Indien which at this time is called Coa here have the Deputy of Portugal the Arch-Bisshop the Kings Counsel and the Chauncellors theyr residence to commaund over all the Quarters of the Eastparts appertayning to the King of Spayne Among many strange thing and trees which grow in Indien are the tree de Rais and the tree Triste very wonderfull The tree de Rais or root-tree groweth first from below as other trees doe but spreading its branches they grow ful of sprigs and roots which bowing growing downward to the earth at last grow fast there and take root and in progres of time grow so thick as the first root so that they are hardly to be discerned one from anoter out of which againe others round about grow to an innumerable number so that such trees in time spread themselves in a round circle an Italian mile farre and not onely that the lowes branches thrust theyr twigs rootes downwards which afare of is as a deal of hanging hemp but also the uppermost highest in such a manner that one onely tree maketh a close wood De Arbore triste or the sadtree so called because he doth not slourish by day but alwayes by night a strange thing to behold As long as the Sun is not set this tree appeareth as withered and when the Sunne is set there is no blossom to be seen on it but presently an half houre after it is as ful of blossoms as may be very faire to behold and of an exceding pleasant smel and continueth so the whole night but as soone as the day and Sunne returneth doe all the blossoms fall of that there remayneth not one on the tree and cover the Earth and the leaves shut themselfs half so that he seemeth to be withered and dead this continueth til evening then it beginneth to get blossoms as before and continueth so the whole year PERSIA very famous in respect of the 2 de Monarchy comprehendeth many Countreys and Provinces is a very potent rich countrey and is governed by the Sophi who though he be a Mahumetist warreth continually against the Turck for the religion of Mahumet and that in respect of the several expositions of the Alcoran Out of Persia are brought precious stones Oriental Pearls the cordial stone Bezoar much silk-work and very fayr Horses The nobelest fayrest Pearls which are found in the whole East and which are called the right Oriental Pearls are found in the Gulf of Persia betwixt Ormus and Bassora in the Places of Bare in Caryffa Julfar other places thereabout These are fished by Divers which are therein experienced going ten twelff twenty and more fathoms under water and growe in Oisters which the Dippers being naked grable swiffly on the bottom and with a small baskef which they have bound about theyr body bring them with them above water being layd in the Sunne they goe open of theyr owne accord and therein are found the Pearls ZEYLAN is one of the best and fruytfulst Ilands which are knowne at this day the Earth is there alwayes green and the trees loadened with blossems and fruit producing the fayrest Oreng appels Lemmons Citrons and such like fruyt The best Cinamon

that when it is midday in the forenamed places then it is a Bantam in the Iland Java 7 houres and 12 minutes in the afternoone because the same city is situated 108 degrees in the length towards the East for it differs every 15 degrees one houre but in the city Lima lying in Peru it is 6 houres in the fore-noone because the same city is situated in the length about 90 degrees towards the West as Amsterdam Those also which are situated under the like breadth or heigth of the Pole have alwayes alike length of dayes and nights this is also to be understood that those who live on the southside of the midle-line have the shortest day when we have the longest as they have the Winter when we have the Sommer and we the Winter when they have the Sommer But they which are situated under an unequal breadth or heigth of the Pole have also unequal length of dayes and nights for the farter a place is situated from the midle-line how the longest day is greater there and the shortest les As for example they wol live under the Aequinoctial line have day and nigt thorough the whole jeare alike long without change They who live on the breath of 30 degrees have the longest day almost of 14 houres on the breath of 50 degrees the longest day hath stifly 16 houres Under the Northern Circkel which wee call Circules Arcticus doth not the Sunne on the longest day set or goe under the Horizon On the breadth of 70 degrees doth not the Sunne set in 64 dayes and so following the longed dayes encreasse till under the Pole wherein the whole jear not more is then one day and one night each continuing one half jeare Further more the Earth is divided ad this day in two great firm lands and parts in Antiquam or olde and Novam or new America called the new Worlde The first called the olde Worlde because it was onely knowne to the Ancient have the ancient Describers of the Earth divided againe in tree parts to wit in Europa Asia and Africa EUROPA as some wil have it hath its name from the Dochter of Agen or King of Syrien ravished by Jupiter which others esteeme to be fabulous supposing that the Originall of this name is unkowne The territories of Europe in the West are the great Zea in the south the Mediterranean Zea in the East the Archipelage Pontus Euxinus or Maeotis Palus and the right line ascending thither wards the Nord to the River Dwyna from whence the Ys-Sea doth washe against Europe Albeit this part of the Worlde be very small in respect of the other parts of the Earth yet not with standing it is commended above all other Countreys for its singular vertuet specially for the wholesom and temperate ayr the fruytfulnes of the Earth abundance of all other necessaries for the maintenance of Mans-life being watered with many fayre Rivers and furnished with many hot and colde water-veynes or bathings effectual and fit for the expelling of severall diseases Here grow no drugs not precious stones but abundance of Korne Wine and al 's sort of fayr tree-fruyt Here are few cruel and pernitious beasts but tame Creatures in a greater multitude and fayret then one where Thoug that which this Countrey doth most boast of is the great multitude of its fayre welbuilt populous cityes which are here farre more in number then in other parts of the earth Europe hat formerly through the Monarchy of the Grecians and Romans ruled as a Queene over the Countreys of Asia Africa al shee yet doth at this day through the Moscoviters and Turckes as also throug the Castilianen Portugals and Hollanders who have dominion over many places countreys Ilands and potent Cities therein conteyned and who doe subdue under theyr obedience almost whole America SPAYNE is the Western therefore also the first Kingdom of Europe of their inhabitans called Espanna within name as also the People have theyr denomination and derivation of certayn Province in Asia in former time called Pania of pan who was Lord of the same Spain is on all the 4 parts or side environed with the Zea except on the North-east-korner which is compassed about with the Pyrenian hils for a separation from Frans. 't Is a wonderful blessed countrey not onely in respect of fruytful ground but also of an healthy ayre thence it is that there is so faire a growth of Oyle Sugar Figs Raisons Oranges Lemmons Citrons Pomegranats Kappers and other medicinal hearps and above all such strong and delicate sorte of Wine as any where are to be had The worldly governement of Spayne consisteth in a King nevertheles he doth not conclude of any nomentany affairs without the advise of the 12 who one with an other make up the high Counsel The Ecclesiastical governement consisteth in Arch-Bishops and Bishop the first are ten in number the other more then vifty Spain in our time is gotten under one King which was never sien before in 800 yeares notwithstanding conteyningh 16 several Kingdoms as may be seene in the Spanish Titels but Castilien or Castilie Arragon and Portugal are the chiefest under which all the other resort ARRAGON hath its denomination from the Province Tarroconensis in which it is situated or from the city Tarragona It s head or Mother-city is Saragossa in former time called Caesar Augusta placed on the river Ebro In the midst of this Kingdome is Monson founded wether the King once in three year doth resort in his owne Person for the receyving of his revenues The third krowne of Spayne conteyneth the Kingdoms of Portugal and Algarven Portugal is last of all joyned unto the other Spanish Kingdoms 't Is supposed that the revenues of the Kingdom import jearly two Millions of Ducats which wealth doth most arise from the great trade which the Portugals drive upon Ginee Brasil and Portugals Indien but the countrey is also fruytfull in it self affording many sortes of Wine Oly and other commodities The mayne City of Portugal is Lisbon situated on the River of Tajo an excellent and great city of Marchandise FRANCE the noblest fruytfulst and most potent Kingdome of Europe hath its name from the Frankes a people of Germany which 1200 years hence begin to conquer it For the environing of this Kingdom is drawn in the North a line from Calis to the freedom of Straetsburgh which line they of Artois Henegou and Lutzenburg doe let lye on the left hand In the West Frans doth beath on the Sea of Aquitanien nou Gujenne and partly on the Pyrrhenian hils which fasten and joyne it to Spayn in the South is bordereth on the Mediterranean Sea in the East the high hils called the Alpes divide it from Italy the hil Jura from Helvetia or Switserland and the River Rheine from Germany This countrey hath abundance of wheat and all other sorts of Korne of Wine wee find here many sorts and in such abundance that it doth