Works, Volume 79Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 14
... writers of antiquity and the Middle Ages were practically unanimous in their division of the " oikoumene " into three parts . Orosius , however , spoke of certain writers who divided the earth into two parts , making Africa a part of ...
... writers of antiquity and the Middle Ages were practically unanimous in their division of the " oikoumene " into three parts . Orosius , however , spoke of certain writers who divided the earth into two parts , making Africa a part of ...
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... writers con- cerning the division of Africa that Pacheco seems to think . Mela certainly divided the continent into five provinces - if we include Ethiopia ( which he dealt with separately ) —but his territorial divisions do not ...
... writers con- cerning the division of Africa that Pacheco seems to think . Mela certainly divided the continent into five provinces - if we include Ethiopia ( which he dealt with separately ) —but his territorial divisions do not ...
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... writers alike omitted , for the knowledge and fulfilment of this navigation of the Ethiopias of Guinea and of India and other parts ; so that if time destroys the memory of this navigation , it can soon be recovered and reconstructed ...
... writers alike omitted , for the knowledge and fulfilment of this navigation of the Ethiopias of Guinea and of India and other parts ; so that if time destroys the memory of this navigation , it can soon be recovered and reconstructed ...
Contents
The Second Book describing the discoveries | 103 |
The Third Book concerning the discoveries of King | 139 |
The Fourth Book containing the discoveries | 163 |
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altitude anchor Angra Arguim Arzila barter Boa Esperança Cabo Branco Cabo Ledo Cabo Verde Cadamosto called Rio Cape Bojador castle Cepta chap Chapter clean bottom coast degrees Diogo Cão discovered discovery distance earth east Equator Esmeraldo Esperança Ethiopia Ethiopias of Guinea fathoms Feez five leagues gold Guinea Hakluyt Society half a league holy I.e. Cape Ilha India inhabitants island islets Item Jorze King Afonso King John kingdom kingdom of Fez land landmarks Larache latitude Leo Africanus Lisbon Lord Mandingua mapa mariners say moon mountains mouth navigation negroes Nile Orbis Pacheco Pliny Ponta portolan charts Portugal Portuguese Prince Henry region Rio de Çanaguá river called rock sail sand Santa serene prince Serra Lyoa shallows ships shore slaves three leagues tide town trade twenty leagues vide Africa Pilot voyage Zurara