Ingria

1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri.

Ingermaland, Lat. Ingria, called by others Isera Ingria. A Province of the Kingdom of Swedeland, which has Moscovia Eastward, Livonia Westward, and between the Lake Ladoga and the Gulf, that of Finland. The River of Nerva is there as a Chanel between the Lake and this Gulf. Ingria belonged formerly to the Moscovites, who yielded it to the Swedes by a Treaty in 1617. This Land is considerable for Elk-hunting. Its principal Boroughs are Nottebourgh, Juanogorod, Caporia, Jamagorod, Gam, &c.