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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

THE ZEA-ATLAS Or the WATER-WORLD Shewing al the SEA-COATS 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 At AMSTERDAM Printed by Casparus Loots-Man Bookseller upon the Water in the Loots-man Anno 1688. A SHORT DECLARATION Of the Division Situation Qualities of the EARTH IN the Beginning did the Everlasting and Almighty God throug his wisdom create the world out of nothing and joyne the Earth with the Sea together as being the heaviest in one round forme in the manner of a ball and place them in the center or midst point as in the nethermost place the heaven as a tent is with an unmeasurable breadth extendeed over and about it and adorned with many and glorious lights as the Sunne Moone Planets and other Starres innumerable And that the earth might be a fit habitation or dwelling for man and other terrestrial creatures and through its plentiful fruit nourish and sustaine them hath God exalted it above the waters and ordained unto the Zea its place in the depths on such a manner that shee on every side comprehending the earth with its krookednes doth distinguisch and divide the same in three several parts or great continents that is firm lands over which the describers of the earth as the Astronomers over heaven place fif circkels as the Aequinoctial so called because night and day are over the whole earth off one length whensoever the Son doth come in this circkel which happeneth about the 21 th of March and the 23 th of September This circkel is also called Aequator to which when the Sunne commeth it maketh the dayes the nights equal the Marriners of the lowe countreys doe call it the middel-line because it doth divide the face of the earth in two equal parts whereof one tendeth towards the North and the other towards the South so it is the very middle betwixt the Northern and Southern lines or Poles The other is called Tropicus Cancri or the Sunne turning of the Crab because the Sunne when it commeth to this cirkel about the 21 th of June beginneth to turne towards the Aequator and then it is the longest day to those who live in the north and the shortest to those who live in the South from the Aequator this circkels situated 23 degrees 31½ minutes Northward from the middel-line The third is tearmed Tropicus Capricorni or a Sunne-turning of the signe in the heaven called Capricorne because the Sunne when it comme to this circkel which is about the 22 th of December beginneth to turne and to klimbe towards the Aequator and then it is contrary as before the shortest day to those who live in the North and the longest to those who live in the South of the mid-line and this signe is situated 23 degrees 31½ minuits in the South of the Aequinoctial The 4 th is called Circulus Arcticus the Northern cirkel the 5 th Circulis Antarcticus the Soutrhern cirkel these are situated 23 degrees 31½ minutes the one from the Northern and the other from the Southern pole or diameter of the world and are through the circumrotation of the heaven described from the Pole of the Zodiak or the course of the Sunne The ancient most skilful Astronomers understand by the Circulus Arcticus not onely this which is described but such a circkel whose half Diameter or line which goeth through the midle point is even as much as the heyght of the pole from every place comprehending alwayes those starres which before the heyght of every land never goe under in which regard this circkel in all countreys which differ in breath doth differ as also from Antarcticus but in the aforesayd description wee follow the common manner off the describers off countreys The earth is also through the aforenamed 4 last circkels divided in 5 great regions by the Grieck called Zonas or girdels because that they in the form of girdels doe compasse the globe of the earth The first thereof is environed or enclosed within the Northern circkel and beareth the name of the Northern colde region The second is called the Southern colde region running round about the Southern Pole within the Southern circkel The third being the middelmost amongst them all is called the barren and hot region and is situated betweene two Circkels of the Cancer or Crab the signe of Capricornus The 4 th is situated betwixt the Northern Circkel and the Circkel of the Crab and is called the tempered Norther Region The last called the Southerne temperate region is situated betwixt the Circkel of Capricornus and the Southerne Circkel The olde Philosophers and Describers of countreys did suppose that off these few the two temperate alone where inhabited and that of the other three the two colde ones colde not be inhabited in regard of the great intolerable colde the barren hot region in regard of the burning heat of the Sunne But time in conclusion hath produced the truth thereof seing we have experienced about 150 jears hence that they all are inhabited but the colde least of all as Greenland Ysland Lapland the utmost parts of Norway and such like countreys Experience likewise hath taught us that in the barnen hot region the heat is not untolerable neither doth it burne in such a manner as the Ancient conceived fith there are found many excellent fruitfull and populous Kingdomes as Gennee Aethiope Arabien East-Indies the famous Ilands Sumatra Java and Molucquen as also Bresilien Peru Nieuw-Spaine and other such like countreys For to have the right understanding of the situation of countreys wee must knowe that the describers of the earth calculate the same according to the degrees of length and breath The breath of places which is alwayes a like at the height of the Pole is accounted from the midle line to be twofold Northward or Southward to the number of ninety The length is accounted from the Meridian-line which runneth over the Pico de Tayda in the Iland Teneriffa along de midle-line towards the East to the number of 360 as for example Amsterdam is situated 52½ from the midle-line towards the North which is the breadth or the Poles heigth of the same city and in the length 23 degrees because the same doth agree with such a degree of the Aequinoctial calculating from the aforesayd Meridian De Cabo de Bona Esperanca is situated on the breadth Southward from 34½ degrees and in the length from 42 degrees The countreys or cities situated under the same length have alwayes at one time and moment alike midday and alike houre of the day as when it is noonetide at Amsterdam then it is also noonetide at Bergen in Norway at Lions in France at Algiers in Barbary and such like places situated in one length But those which are situated under severall degrees of length differ likewise in the calculation of houres so

not onely supply it self therewith but also Engeland Schotland the Lowe Contreys and many other places besides in the Southern parts of France is plenty of Oyle Figs Safferon there is ordinarely much kattel wee finde there much Salt Flax and Hemp. In this Kingdome are 14 Arch-Bisshops and above hundret Bisshops It is divided in 8 Parlaments or high Courts to which the 21 head-Provinces there in conteyned appeale The same Parlamens have their residence in the cities of Paris Rouaan Rennes Bordeaux Tholouse Grenoble Aix and Digion In our time hath King Henry the Great of an immortal memory joyned his souveran Prinsdom of Bearn to the Krown and there erected a ninth Parlament in the city of Pau. ITALY which many account for the fayrest countrey in the World shold have obtayned its name from the King Italus of Sicily who first taught the Inhabitans husbandry The Territories of Italy in the West are partly also in the North the Alpes with the flood Varo which divide this Country from Frans Germany and Switserland forth thence forth the Sea washeth round about it The hil Apenius is as the back-bone of Italy dividing the same in length allmost over thwart from the hils of Alpes to the Sea of Sicily Italy hath for the most part a healthy and good temperate ayr the ground is wonderful fat and fruitful affording plenty off Korne fruite all sorts off hearbs several excellent good Wines Oyl Flax the fields are ful off tame and the woods ful off wild creatures the hils adorned througly with several Metals and stones Here are found many waters replenished with fish many glorious and neatly-built and strong cities in one nord this country is the right Paradijs off World. In Italy are 28 Arsh-Bisshops and more then 200 Bisshops with many beautiful cities off which these are the chiefest Rome Napels Florence Venice Genua Milanen Bolonien Ravenna Cremona Pavia Paedoa Verona Vicenza Mantoua Siena Luca Ancona and Livorne are the two chiefest havens Messina and Palermo lye in Sicily The Ilands of Sicily are specially three Sicily Corsica and Sardinien besides other little ones GERMANY the greatest Countrey off one name and Language in whole Europe the Latinists call it Germania the inhabitans themselves call it Teutschlandt / the reason hereof is uncertaine The linits off Garmany doe at this day stretch much further then in the dayes off Prolomy for in the West is passeth through the Rhine and beateth at the French Lands of Loreyn and Bourgondien in the South it stretchest over the River Donau to the hils the Alpes which divide it from Italy in the East it bordereth on Prussia Poland and Hungary in the North on the North-zea Denmarck and the East-zea 't Is a warlik Nation and a populous Countrey no lesse pleasant then fruitful it hath a sweet Pleasant ayr and plenty of Wines which produce delicate good Wines The Woods and Fields are replenished with wilde and tame Beasts the Rivers and other Waters rich off Visch Here are found very faire Fountaines and healthy baths many of Iron Steele Kopper Tinne Gold and Silver Germany is divided in the high and lowe Countreys The high Countreys are called those places which lye next to the Alpes and conteyne those following Provinces Elsaz Swaben the County of the Pals on the Rhine the Kingdome off Bohemen which though the inhabitans thereof use another language noth wichstanding is comprehended within Germany and hath under it three Provinces to wit Marhern Silesien and Lausnits The County Tirol Stiermarck Carnten and Carniola or Crayn The Low-Countreys comprehend the Bisshopricks off Ments Trier and Coln the County off Hessen the Dukedoms off Saxen Pomeren Mekelenburgh Meyssen Thuringen Cleeff and Bergh with the Countreys which doe depend on them Under the Marquesse off Brandenburg resort Westphalen the Dukedom of East-Frieslant THe LOW-COUNTREYS which in time off the Romans most were conteyned in Gallia-Belgica are at this day divided in 17 Provinces bordering in the West and South on Frances in the East on the Rhine or the Maas in the North on the Ocean The ayre off these Countreys is thick and moist but healthy and convenient the ground for the most part even and smooth The Low-Countres are very fruitful off Korne and several sortes off tre-fruyt they afforde also much Flax Hemp there is also much catle to be found but the chief of the countrey consisteth in fishing and navigation wherein the inhabitants surpasse all other Nations These 17 Provinces are partly subject under the House off Bourgundien partly free and are governed in the manner of a comononweath The House of Bourgundien possesseth the Dukedoms off Brabant Limburg and Lutzenburg and one Quartier off Gelderland the Marquizdom off the Holy Empire on the River Schelde the Earldoms off Flandres Artois Henegou Namen and the Dominion off Mechelen The free united Low-Countrey Provinces are these three quarters of the Dukedom Gelderland and the Earldom Sutphen the Earldoms off Holland and Zeland and the great Dominions off Utrick Friesland Overyssel and Groeningen HELVETIA or SWITSERLAND borders in the South on Italy in the East on the Earldom on Tirol in the West on Savoyen and Bourgondien in the North on Eisaz and Loreynen It is a countrey which lieth in the midst off the Alpes and therefore accounted the highest Countrey off Europe indifferent good and fruytful free and respected off all its neyghbours divided in several Cantons which the call Or●en The chief cityes are Zurich Bern Lucern Basel Friburg Baden The Earldom off Walles where of Sitten is the prime city the Province off the Grisons or Graubunders having Chur for a capital City have bin long since in consederacy with the Switsers and defend one another against theyr common enemies POLAND borders towards the East on Silesien hath for her Neygbours the Prussiaus Littauwers and Hungarians it is a very fruytful Countrey off all sorts off Korne The chief city is Cracou situated on the Weixel Not farre from thence are mines off Salt. The chief commodities which are transported out off Poland in other countreys are Wheat Rie Flax Wax Wood and Lead DENMARKE is an indifferent great and large Kingdom on a wonderful manner parted and divided throug the sea It s extremest Province is Jutland in former time called Cimbrica Chersonnesus This countrey bordereth in the South an Germany being forthwith environed with the sea for the most part it is fruytful and rich off Korne except in the North where it is sandy and barren Out of Denmark are conveighed to other parts multitude of Oxen and Horses much Butter Hides Visch c. The chief city is Coppenhaven where the King deepes his court and where there is an University NORWAY hath on the East Sweveland on the West the Ocean on the South Denmarke and on the North Lapland The West and South Quarters of the Countrey are of an indifferent temperate Climate but on the North the soile is unfruytful and not

able to feed and supports its habitans Out of Norway cometh plenty of Stok-visch great quantity of pelt hides trane tarre masts spars plankes other sort of wood SWEDEN or SWETHELAND boundeth in the West on Norway in the South on Denmarke in the East on the white Sea and Moscovia in the North on the Ys-Sea This Kingdom is one of the fruitfulst Quarters of the North affordeth much Korne Hony Wax Pelts Hides Roer Silver Steele Lead Iron and Kopper The head or chief city of the Kingdom is Stokholm where the King keeps his Court. MOSCOVIA hath towards the North the Sea Petzorke towards the East the Tartarians towards the South the Turks towards the West the Littauwers Lijflanders and the Swethers The chief city is Moscou there the great Duke whone the Subjects call the Emperour of Russia keepeth his Court. The principall commodites which are from hence transported unito other Countreys are Flax Hemp Wax Eland Oxen-hides severall precious pelts traan salt visch LIFELAND bordereth in the East on white Russenland of Moscovia in the South on Samogitien which is a part of Litta● in the West and North on the East-Sea The chiefest city is Rigs not farre from the mouth of the River Dwyna Ith affordeth much hony Wax Asshes Pick Taar and Pelts HUNGARY hath for her Neygbours on the East Moldavia and Walachia on the South Bosnia and Croatia towards the West Austria or Ostenreich and towards the North Poland The ground is exceeding fruytful of Korn Wine and all sort of Victuall of kattel here is such great plenty as that the sheep and Oxen are sent in abundance to Germany and Italy Here also are found many Mines of Gold Silver Kopper Iron and Steele SLAVONIEN is environed betwixt Hungary Italy the Gulf of Venice and Grece containing Liburnia Croatia Bosnia and Dalmatia The Turke hath a great part thereof in possession another part the Emperour of Germany the rest being situated on the Zea is under the dominion of the Venetians GREECE in former time a Mother and Nurse of all sort of learning but now a bondslaaf of the unbeleeving Mahumetists and an habitation of the Turkish Emperous is environed on the North with Bulgaria and Servia and forth with on the West South and East compassed about with the Sea. The commodities which are brought out of Greece and conveyghed to forreine places are gold silver kopper kopperas sevral dying stuffe wines oyl flus Damasts Turksch Groggreins Greece or Grieckland hath allmost innumerable Ilands among which the greast and most famous is Candia in former time called Creta affording very precious and delicate Wines Moscadel and Malvesii Curtens Scarletdie Sugar Cristal goat-skins Oyl Hony Wax and healing hearbs The chiefest Ilands of Europe situated in the great Sea are Brittaine Yreland and Ysland Brittaine which certaine yeares hence is happily reduced under one Kingdom was here to fore divided in Engeland and Scotland ENGLAND which with Scotland maketh the greatest Iland of Europe bearing abundance of good wheat and other sort of Korn and beautified with many rivers wherein is plenty of fish hath many commodious havens also mines of Gold Silver Lead Iron and especially much precious Tinne There are several sortes of creatures serving for the supportance of Man and chiefly a great multitude of fine Wol-bearing sheepe which indeed is the right golden fleece of this Royal Iland The chief city of whole Engeland is the glorious city London situated on the River Teems with a bridge over it which is accounted one of the fayrest of Europe From hence come several sorts of Wollen clothes Saffron Tinne Lead Wheat Baarly Beat Dried herrings and Sea-koles SCOTLAND compassed round about with the Sea except on the South where it boundeth on Engeland is not so fruytful hath notwitstanding all necessaries for the supportance of life The chief city is Edenbourrough Scotland affordeth many sortes of course Wollen clothes Wool Malt Hides Fish and Stone-Koles YERLAND is ful of lakes standing Pooles hath good fat pastorage also abundance of tame and wilde Beasts This Iland hath an healthy ayre beareth no venomousthing The inhabitants are rude wilde People but through the conversation governement of the English begin to be more more tamed On the fields grow much gras where in goe many kie sheep but are somwhat lesse then in other countreys YZLAND is in length about hondert dutsch miles for the most part unbuylt and hilly in the valleys is much katle and gras there groweth no Korne or other trees then bark and Junipertrees The inhabitans make bread of beaten fish wont to drinke water but mixe it now with Korne which is brought to them from forreyne places They live most in caves or holes under the earth and account the Mountaines for theyr cities make theyr houses of fish-bones They in the East-countrey deale much for Ysland and exchange ther commodities for brimstone dry Fish Roet Butter Skins of wilde and tame Beasts white Faulkes Horses and other commodities In this Countrey are two Bisshopricks Holen and Schalholt which have some Nunneries under them Here as also in other Northern parts are found many white Beares which are exceeding fierce and cruel ASIA the second part of the olde World is in the West divided from Europe throug the Rivers the Don and the Dwina from Africk throug the narrownes betweene the Mediterranean and the red Seas on the East it stretcheth to the Chineesch or Eoisch on the North to the Scytish and on the South to the Indiaen Sea. It doth farre surpasse Europe and Africk as also other parts of the World in largenes riches plenty of spices precious stones kostly Pearles and other rarities This part of the world hath bin in all former times the most famous for from hence arose first all dominions where by the world hath bin governed Man hath bin there first created of God placed in Paradijs seduced throug Satan and redeemed throug Christ our Saviour Here also hapned most all that hapned in the olde especialy that in the new Testament All the Countreys of Asia are divided in six parts where of the great Duke of Muscovien doth possesse a part the second is under the Tyranny of the great Turk the third under the Power of Tartarians 4 th under the Dominion of the mighty King of China the 5 th are the rich Countreys of Indien and the 6 th and last part is under the command of the Sophi or King Persien To Asia likewise appertaine an innumerable multitude of Ilands among which these are the chiefest Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea furthermore in the Indian Sea Zeil●n Sumatra Java Borneo Celebes Moluccen Banda Gilolo Luconia and Japan Of Muscovia wee have treated here to fore in the Description of Europe sith the most part thereof is situated in Europe That which the great Turk doth possesse in Asia are all the Provinces of Natolia formerly called Asia the lesse small Armenia and