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Title: 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 London. Illustrated with seventy eight maps. The 3d ed., enl. To which is added a compleat geographical index to the whole, alphabetically digested. The whole work performed according to the more accurate observations and discoveries of modern authors
Year: 1693 (1690s)
Authors: Morden, Robert, d. 1703
Subjects: Geography
Publisher: London, Printed for R. Morden and T. Cockerill
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
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ckifh Com-plexion, naturally ingenious, and given to Arts and Literature, ftudi-ous in their Law 5 very diftruftful, inconftant, crafty, malicious whenangred ; very adlve, good Horfemen, of aftatelyGate, coftlyintheirAppareli and jealous of their Wives, who are of a comely Body, wellfeatured, of delicate foft Skins, and in their Drefs exceeding fump>tuous. The Language fpoken, at prefent, in moft of the Maritime Townsis the Arabic!^, but in Fez and Morocco the Pmickj or old African^ theancient Language of the Country. Tis fituate between 30 and 35 Degrees of Northern Latitude, thelongeft Summers day about 13 hours one quarter, increafed to 14 andone quarter in the moft Northern parts ^ it is extended, in length, fromthe Atlanttc\Oct^\\ to F.gyp 5 in breadth, from the Mediterranean Seato the Atlas Mountains. Barbary comprehends feveral Kingdoms that contain Cities of thefame Name, Morocccoy Fez^ tdenfen^ or Tremifen^ Algier^ Tunis, Tri-poly, 2Lnd Barca. 47» Of the Kingdom of F E Z.
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THIS Country lies between the Udiurranean Sea and Morocco^on the North and South, and between the Ocean AtUntich^^ andthe Arzkrm Territories of the Weft and Eaft, and contains the an-^ cient Of the Kjfig^om of Fez, /j^y i cient Mauritania, Tingitania. Tis now divided into feven Parts orProvinces, wg;. Tenjefne, FiZ^ Jzgar^ Habat, Errife, Gar ret ^ 2nd Cbauf. The chief Places of the Province of 7(Kitf>!e zxe, i. Kabat^ Opinumdim Epifcopalis Tiagitan£^ built af(er the Model of Morocco^ with its A-quadudt 12 Miles long, by King Manfor. ylnf^znd Anafe on the Coall:, feated in a delightful plain, was onceone of the moft famous Cities of Africa for its Trade with the Englfhand Vortugals, and for its Pviches^ but being addidled to Piracy, wasthe caufe of its Ruine, and of that of Almanfor. Muchatia on the Gu,r is now famous only for the Tomb of one oftheir Morabttts or Satntj. Adindum is noted for its many Iron Mines about it. 7egaget for its ftore of Grains. The Province of Fez lies bet

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