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Title: The Compleat geographer, or, The chorography and topography of all the known parts of the earth (microform) : to which is premis'd an introduction to geography, and a natural history of the earth and the elements ... to which are added maps of every country, fairly engraven on copper, according to the latest surveys, and newest discoveries, most engrav'd by Herman Moll
Identifier: cihm_15089 (find matches)
Year: 1709 (1700s)
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Subjects: Geography; Geography; Natural history; Atlases, British; Géographie; Géographie; Sciences naturelles; Atlas britanniques
Publisher: London : Printed for Awnsham and John Churchill . .. and Timothy Childe
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Sv ' J ,u / r A Tfllares ot i\ar;n,c .uc rci;k(jri ti tlic liandlbincil Strii- i!hiros 111 /f.i'y. THl'molt rcmarkab:o things in tu s City ar.-, thf Ci'Mn.r.cJ Pal.icc /'/>.'/, whiTC ihc (jtc.u Duke I uitgi, .TtliL- prc.icO.uc r.f winch l,^ a larpc 1 0.1^1-:tnno, l.i,.lrn wci^h â .biiur '.o. . I'minJ. In tins I'.ilatc thiro .ire I'cveral G.ilicnc.., ami other Rrioni^ lull ot .ill nvnntr ol Rnnti;.-, Iiirh Arceir. â¢ind Mixlcrii ; the nio't preci'm^ ..tui v.iUi.'.ble ol wh eh are kept ii tl-.e C^toponal Room, eall'il the Tiil'iiiic, Bin:. l>y Uumt.ilenti, which i< :.v Himt in D.iinctcr, .tikI i'covord with an Archil Dome. I he l-l(.()ii^P.iv»l with leveral Ions ol Miible, Ar. lii.cially I.Ti.l tijpether, the W'.ills are Hung with tnminon Velvet, He.iuitieil with an intiTutc number ot r.irc Ornaments, the Wimlows arc (,!' Cryltal.and iho inliJe of the Dome is ovirlaiil with Mother ot Pearl Xorh iit; if ailirittet) into this Place, but what IS ot );icat Vaiiie, atul exqiiilite Heainy, the Chief ol which isth.it lovely and famous Diamond, which Wcichs I jo Carta's and a half. There is alio an .Antique Head of Jiijiii C.tf.ir ot one in:ire 1 or- qunile, as liif; as an Epj;, a Cupbcard tuilol Vcirels ot .Apar. l..ipu l.i:(iili, tkc. .V large T.ibic aid Ca- binet wholly iiiaiic up ot Orietr.al ;.ilpcr, Chalce- dony, Rubies, Topazes, and other precious Stones, adiiiiiably weil Wroup'ii : A Colledion ot rare Me- dals, and a prniiipinus number of Antique Pieces of Carv d and F.nprav'd Work, Selciit Piitiircs and Statues. The Cathedral is a very larpe and (lately Building, tho' icvcr.ii pirts ft it are of (;.(/'i'i/; Archi- tediirc. It is all C< verd o\<-r cm the outlide, and Pavd uihin wiih Poldi'd Marble, of levcral Co- lour- li is 190 Feel lonp, and jSo high, to the Top of the C'ol's on the Cil pucCS of fine Paintitp .md Sta-ucs. S. Lai.r^-n.e ^ Cl-.iirtli is vei\ I argc aod Rich, and the fairiouj Chappel, if I'.n.fh'd, is the lineit Fuiitite of that na- ture in il'.e World. The Library of St./..iHicwri' ;s parrieiil.iily Limous lor ir.s M.;mi'.cr;pti ; among whcli ilicrc IS cue of r';V;'i'/"s Works, of the Ape ol 7".',-.,'.',"»â¢, and a large Creek one. containing the Ch'tU.pery ot ///,- 'â .:lfi, Ct'ti,, .1 rpia.lcs, and otl.er Ancienis. Tho Arfenal and C.u.ulel of'.-. (â fcln BaprilK is a .Strong Place, and in very good f.rdcr ; but ilie ? I'ors of lic'vi.l'c ai.u St.Miiii.m, are in a n'anncr whilly neplei'teu. This City as >vc fiid before was Inpun by ihe Merthantsof/-iV/j- //. 'ihen /',/7//.r cnlirped by ihc Colonics hn' ilii- ihcr by//.â â¢;'('/?//J. M. Ant.fvu!, and I cpi.im. Sacki by i'cti!.i. Rebuilt by Cl>nrtei the d'leat, and again . Imo'.t quite reduced to Alhcs, whether by Acci- r. Tufcj .my. 'lent orcione on purpole by a icri.un Nobleman is of Jmiui , and was one of .-he iirlt ot its .Xiic Kilt Beauty, are n.Tuieni to conviriu-oni; that It uas lonnerly a hi.e t ay. Jiuiiii iclls iis ihj: Dejilrltit King ot the Loml.hils Iiii.,i a W.i I ifju;.i; it ; and that the I'i.^icniinci threw it down. ),â i^ an Lpiic> pd See under ihe Archbid.op of//,.?,,(.. and il'.e Pee.jJ^ are prcat Adorers ot ,S. J.'".,;, m wlioiii le.ey Uj they are iiiightiiy b holden, ana dieic- f )ic prelervc a ercat number of his Relicks. I'rutci. I'l.'.itim. ,s a llltie Town in the iniilli l,i.. twecn ilorrticc 10 the ('alt, and I'iJ)oU to the Welt and I' the Sea: ol'a B ihop. Sutiiagin 10 the Aiclilii- flinp of i'larcHCc. liiiin c.il.'s 1; oi;e of the four i;i.jn. pelt Fortrclles in l'.i)i, and Buil: by l-ie-tc^kl- iIk II. andfasstliat heietlie (liidle of tilt Blelfe.i Vir- gin is carefully pre;er\ d. Coiton.x, Cnriov.i. the nJiiK of a Colony, .ind r,ric of the molt Ancient Cities in Hrludin, accord.tiji 10 li'iv and Ptuiotnf, and calfd Ciirr>nium, ace cimg to I'l'l.iiiii. Iliinj tell- us, that it is a very A.icicm Town, having been Biidt long before ll-.c Vioiju W.ir: and that the Ceialgi took it fiom x^cVmiri, utulcr the Condodl ot their Leader 7.< c,'nrth. It is the Seat of a Bilhop, SuriVag.into the Archbirtiop of/Voiiti.t-f ; and formerly beloiicil to the .ficclclialtical 'â tate. bi fore Pope I->^niiiii IV. Pawii'd it to the Dul.e (jI I'.or.ii::. It waj nude j Billn'prick liy I.eoX ,im:. nij. liiiipoii l\»:poii 11)11, is a neat little Town, iip-,n the River 4. no. lo Miles from p!i>rcu:c to the Well and ju from I'ift ./jf;^'. .liiium, according to ?!in-, and by/v.). iooit cali'd .Inctium, liaiaK in a Valley, .ibom j Miles irom the Fenns ot C/;/'.i«.» ; whuh empty ihciniclvcs into the //.tio a little below, ;S Iroin Sien.i to tiie Koril'.-Ealr, jo from Pcru^ij to the Korih-M'elt, and ^,â J from Florence, to ihe Flit. It 1. laid to have been Built by Aiti.i, the Son 7k'i-.i« uncertain; in the .Month of Ju/v 114, made an Archbirtioprick by Pope Mnrtin ihe V. 14! . and honotird with a general Council, under Pope Ku^'f- iiiiii the IV, .Inn. 14(9. \\\ vj\\\c\\ joti.in'ifs Paituli)- ^us. Emperor ot Voillaniinop'e Was prflent. It (tand> .ibout v Milisfrom Deno>ii.i to the South, 60 from A/ .I'cfijto the South F.alt, 90 Irom /'.i.vj.i, 1 '.4 from A/j;/.'(;.ito the .South F.alt, ti6 tiom S'cnicr \i) the.Souili anil 1? iVom Hinieut the Koitli We Pi/fria, which P'i'n calls Pijhriu'ii, /Intoiiinui, jJ Piftoies, (lands in a Plain, on the Banks of the Ri- vulet S/.-.'.'.i, -^,^ncfe. It is at pie- fent as Mr. Miflfii Rclaics^ a very Poor and Defolatc Citv , quite deltitute of Trade, and iiiblilltnp mcerly by tlie ;-'iiiitfulnels of the Neigh- bour ri\ Country. It is bigger then / m.a, and iis Strecit .iic large and (height, and the Rctnaindei* Colonies. It IS an Epileoi ,il See under the ."irch- biiliop of Florence, bui exempted iVom his ;u!il- diclkion : and S. Uvii.uiis was Bifliop, and .Gutter J Mattyrdc/in here. The \'cfre!s that weic inade in this Plac'-. were in great etlecm with the Ancie.nts, as,Mii)i'.il in his 14 Book ot Epigrams makes men- tion ; and C,unli he famous Mtilician. who indented the MulicalNotes, ut, le, mi, ).i, Jtl, /.i, was Bnin hero. t'iecfuH. wliich /'.'(>;> calls lefuU, Ptolcmi Fifu'ir, and Siliiii I'f/uui. was Anciently .1 Town of Nivc, being a Place ot Commerce and Trade, to whch l-iorcnc ow d its licgiming as wc have (aid before in thedefcripiionofth.it City. It w.is'leltroyM hy the Ci'jihi, alterw.irds taken by Stniagcm bv the I'lncntitiei, /I'm. loic whofentail the Inhabitants (o, H'/re>icc ; and now lies in its Rub'ufli, nn liiep remaining except the dihedral Chiireu, a Monaltiy and fomc few dwelling Houfes, It has however die TU!^ TliI
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