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A59140	A new systeme of geography, designed in a most plain and easy method for the better understanding of that science accommodated with new mapps of all the countreys, regions, empires, monarchis, kingdoms, principalities, dukedoms, marquesates, dominions, estates, republiques, Soveraignties, governments seignories, provinces, and countreys in the whole world with geographical tables, explaining the divisions in each mapp / John Seller ...	Seller, John, fl. 1658-1698.	1685 (1685)	Wing S2477; ESTC R3904	48,442	207

in Europe THat part of the Ottoman Empire which is Turky in Europe Containes the greatest parts of Hungary and all Transylvania Moldavia Bessarabie Walachia Bulgoria Servia Bosnia Sclavonia Albania Romania Macedonia Thessaly Epirus Achaia and Morea with the Aegean and Jonian Islands And in the year 1683 the Grand Segnior brought an Army of 100000 men in Austria where with he thought to have Conquered not only the small part of Hungary that is left to the Emperor but the greatest part of the Empire also The Conduct of which army was Committed to the Grand Visier and past by all the strong Cityes in Hungary as Raab Komorra c. and sate down before Vienna the 8th of July in hopes to have taken it by Surprize The Imperial Army under the Conduct of the Duke of Lorrain their General very oppertunely Convey'd his Infanry into the City consisting of 15000 men who having Count Staremburg for their Governour a man famous for his Valour and and Conduct that the great fury the Turks shewed in their several Assaults Redounded to their own loss and the encouragement of the Besieged and were repulsed with a very great slaughter some say with no less then 15 or 20000 men whose dead Bodies proved so great an Annoyance to the Turkish Army that the Grand Visier desired three days Truce to bury his dead which being denyed by the Worthy Governour caused him to remove his Camp at a further distance for fear of infecting his Army and finding himself deceived in his Intelligence the Garrison being stronger than he was informed he proceeded to a formal Siege which he Continued for the space of nine Weeks with more then ordinary Toyl and Labour working with his Mines day and night in hopes to have Carryed the place before any Relief could come to them and having sprang several of them by which the place was Assaultable he stormed it several times but was still beaten off with great loss and having at last sprung one under the Baston Lobel he continued his Assault with greater fury and vigour though without success so that after so long a time and so many Continued Assaluts the Governour finding himself reduced to great Extremity made the Appointed Sign to the Duke of Lorraine for Relief VVhereupon the King of Poland being joyned with the Emperiall Forces made up an Army of 85000 Men Horse and Foot It was Resolved at a General Councel of Warr to Attaque the Turkish Camp upon the 12th of September new stile And Accordingly it was put in Execution The King of Poland having the Attacked the Grand Visiers Quarters The Duke of Lorraine on the side of the Bastion of the Court and Prince Waldeck that which leads to the Scotish gate The Attaque being warmly begun and Count Staremburgh Sallying out at the same time soon put the Infantry into disorder upon with their Horses fled and with them the Grand Visier leaving them to the Mercy of the Christians who cut them all to pieces and remained Master of their Camp with their Tents the Pavilion of the Grand Visier Their Artillery and Ammunition and a Considerable sum of Money in this Action the English that were there behaved themselves very Gallantly to the great Commendation of our Nation After the relief of Vienna the two Armies under the King of Poland and the Duke of Lorrain continued the Pursuit and with great Success and regained all the strong Holds in Hungary that were possessed by the Turks and in all this great Action the Turks did not Rally their Army to Face the Christians But did Continually fly before them THE General Description of ASIA ASIA is a very Considerable part of the World in regard First That Man was therein Created Secondly Here our blessed Saviour was born wrought his Miracles and Suffered for the Redemption of the World Thirdly Here was Transacted the most Remarkable Occurences mentioned in the Old and New Testament and from hence all Nations of the World and all Arts and Sciences had their first beginning Many are the Religions here Followed but the Jews Mahometans and Idolaters excel the Christians in number Mahometisme is received by the four Principal Nations of Asia viz. the Turks Arabians Persians and Tartars The Turks gives most Liberty the Arabians are the most Superstitious the Persians most Rational and the Tartars most simple The Turks follow the Doctrine of Omar and have their Partriarch at Badgat The Persians follow the Doctrine of Haly and have their Partriarch at Ispahan The Greeks also have their Partriarchs here one Residing at Antioch and the other at Jerusalem As to the Division of Asia from Europe it hath already been discoursed of in the Description of Europe The Principal Seas within the Land are the Caspian the Euxine and the Persian Sea The Principal Rivers are the Euphrates Tigris Indus Ganges Crocas Kiang c. The Air of Asia is almost every where Temperate and abounds with Gold and Silver Precious Stones Spices and Silks Asia is in Subjection under four mighty Monarchs viz. The Grand Senior the Sultan of Persia the Cham of Tartary and now King of China and the Great Mogul A great part of Asia Consists in a great multitude of Islands of which are Maldives Ceylon Sumatra Java Borneo Aynam Japan the Philippines the Moluccaes c. And the Island of Cyprus and Rhodes and some others in the Mediterranean Sea Of Turky in Asia THe Turk by his Puissance having over-run a great share of two of the Considerable parts of the World Possesseth in Asia these Countreys Anatolia Syria Mesopotamia Armenia and Georgia 1. Anatolia vulgarly Natolia and Anciently Asia the less a Countrey once of great Fertility but now wast and almost desolate there were the seven Churches to whom St. John Directs his Book of the Revelation as Ephesus Smyrna Pergamas Sardis c. Formerly the Air was Exceeding sound and Healthfull now every six years the Pestilence destroys Millions of People The Mahometan Religion is chiefly professed in most places thereof Ephesus once famous for the Temple of Diana of 425 foot in length 220 in breadth supported with 127 Marble Pillars 70 foot high 220 years in building seven times fired Smirna a place of great Plenty the Soil abounding with Wine and Oyl The heats are very Excessive in Summer and would be unsupportable were it not for the Breezes that come off the Sea about 10 a clock and continues till evening and is followed with the Pestilence and Malignant Fevers Pergamus and Sardit have been Royall Cities Pergamus is famous for the wealth of Attalus for the Invention of Parchment and the Birth place of Galen for its Tapestry and for its being one of the seven Churches Sardis for the Residence of the Kings of Lydia and also one of the 7 Churches The most Renowned Mountaines of the lesser Asia are Taurus which divides Asia into two parts and is the most famous Mountain in the World for its heigth and length