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- 23:07, 21 December 2024 South America (hist | edit) [4,934 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>SOutherne America or Pervana followeth, betweene which and new Spaine there is a Neck of Land or Isthmus which is 18.* 1.1 miles broad. Which keepeth the Country Pervana from being an Iland: and it is called the Province Dariena, from the great River Dariene. Moreover all Southerne America hath the forme of a Pyramis being broad beneath,* 1.2 and sharp...") Tag: Visual edit
- 23:04, 21 December 2024 Sicilie (hist | edit) [30,795 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>SICILIE is next to bee described, which excelleth all the Ilands of the Mediterranean Sea. Thucidides calleth it Sicania from Sicanus, who, as Solinus and Capella doe write, cam...") Tag: Visual edit
- 23:03, 21 December 2024 Serbia (hist | edit) [10,364 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>SERVIA, which Lazius calls the higher Maesia, is a Country betweene Bosnia and Bulgaria. Some suppose that this was the Triballians Country: and that these people came hither, a...") Tag: Visual edit
- 23:01, 21 December 2024 Selebes (hist | edit) [7,109 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1652. Cosmographie in four bookes by Peter Heylyn. OF THE ORIENTAL ILANDS. === <blockquote>Neer the Moluccoes, and almost intermingled with them, are a set of Ilands which Ptolomy calleth SINDAE, and the Moderns, SELEBES, many in tale, but not above four of any wei...") Tag: Visual edit
- 23:00, 21 December 2024 Scotland (hist | edit) [111,902 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>THE Northerne part of the Island of Brittaine is called Scotland, heretofore Albania. The Inhabitants who keepe their ancient speech, doe call it Albain, and the Irish Albany, a...") Tag: Visual edit
- 22:58, 21 December 2024 Sclavonia (hist | edit) [15,889 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>AMONG the Countries which are presented in this Table Sclavonia is the first, which was so called from the Sclavonian Nation, who did heretofore inhabit by the Maeotick Lake. Pl...") Tag: Visual edit
- 22:57, 21 December 2024 Sardinia (hist | edit) [12,001 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>SARDINIA. (Book Sardinia) SARDINIA was so named from Sardus the Sonne of Hercules. Timaeus called it Sandaliotin, because it resembleth the shape of a shooe-soale. Mirsilus and...") Tag: Visual edit
- 22:56, 21 December 2024 Santonia (hist | edit) [9,965 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>SANTONIA: OR LE PAIS DE XAINGTONGE. THE ECCLESIASTIC ALL STATE. Santonia hath a Bishoprick, namely of XAINTOGNE. (Book Santonia) SANTONIA, called commonly Le Pays de Xaintogne,...") Tag: Visual edit
- 22:54, 21 December 2024 Sabaudia (hist | edit) [10,306 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>THE DVKEDOME OF SABAVDIA. (Book Sabaudia) MAny doe make great inquisition concerning the name of Sabaudia.* 1.1 Some doe derive it a Sabatijs Vadis, or the Sabatian Fords. Plin...") Tag: Visual edit
- 22:53, 21 December 2024 Romania (hist | edit) [25,871 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>ROMANIA· (Book Romania) ROMANIA is next to Bulgaria, which was so called from the chiefe Citty Constantinople, which was called also Roma ••va, or new Rome. It was heretof...") Tag: Visual edit
- 22:51, 21 December 2024 Rhodes (hist | edit) [1,918 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>RHODES· (Book Rhodes) THERE remaineth in this Table the Iland of Rhodes. This as Pliny witnesseth was heretofore called Ophtusa, Asteria, Aethraea, Trin••hia, Corimbia, A...") Tag: Visual edit
- 22:50, 21 December 2024 Rhiga (hist | edit) [4,715 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Sources from old books== === 1700. The merchants map of commerce by Roberts, Lewes. CHAP. CCXXVII. Of Rhiga, and the Trade thereof. === <blockquote>* 1.1RHiga is the principal City of Livonia, or Lissland, seated near the Embosure of the River Dunia, strengthened with an exceeding strong Wall, many Ordnance to desend it against all Enemies, and bordering upon the Lissland Sea: it was formerly the chief residence of the Teutonick Knights, and then and now reinforced b...") Tag: Visual edit
- 22:49, 21 December 2024 Rhetia (hist | edit) [4,488 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>THe Rhetians are accounted an auncient people by the consent of all men. For some ages before Christs birth the Tuscians being beaten by the French out of their owne habitations...") Tag: Visual edit
- 22:48, 21 December 2024 Rhagusa (hist | edit) [2,235 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Sources from old books== === 1700. The merchants map of commerce by Roberts, Lewes. CHAP. CCXXXVII. Of Rhagusa and Spallatta, and the Trade thereof. === <blockquote>THE Trade of Sclavonia is at this day but of small Account, and little to our Mation: the two Cities of Spalatta and Rhagusa seated therein, merit the principal consideration. * 1.1Rhagusa then, formerly called Epidaurus, being situated on the Adriatick Sea, a Commonwealth of great Traffick and Riches, w...") Tag: Visual edit
- 22:29, 21 December 2024 Revel (hist | edit) [1,622 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Sources from old books== === 1700. The merchants map of commerce by Roberts, Lewes. CHAP. CCXXVIII. Of Revel, and the Trade thereof. === <blockquote>Revel is nothing inferiour for Trade to Rhiga, situated on the North of the Bal•… Seas, famoused in these Northern Countries for the safety and commodiousness of the Haven: it is well stored of Merchants that frequent the place for the Traffick of the Commodities thereof, nominated in the aforegoing Chapter. The Inha...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:16, 21 December 2024 Puglia (hist | edit) [10,949 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>PVGLIA PIANA, TERRA DI BARRI, TERRA DI Otranto, Calabria, and Basilicata. (Book Puglia) The other part of the Kingdome of NAPLES. (Book Puglia) NOw we must view the other part...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:14, 21 December 2024 Prussia (hist | edit) [12,571 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>BORVSSIA, OR PRVSSIA. (Book Prussia) BORVSSIA being the farthest coast of Germany, taketh its name from the people called Borussians, as Erasmus Stella witnesseth. These, as Pt...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:13, 21 December 2024 Provence (hist | edit) [11,588 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>PROVINCIA, OR PROVENCE. (Book Provence) HItherto wee have described Aquitania and the Kingdome of Arelatum: Provincia followeth.* 1.1 This most excellent part of France from be...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:12, 21 December 2024 Portugal (hist | edit) [47,611 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>PORTVGALL AND ALGARBIA. (Book Portugal) HItherto wee have described Spaine in generall, now our Method requireth that wee should decipher it in particular and by parts. Wee sai...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:11, 21 December 2024 Poland (hist | edit) [98,574 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>POLAND was so called from the Planesse of the Country, which they themselves call Pole. It is a very great Country: on the North side it hath Borussia and Pomerania, on the East...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:09, 21 December 2024 Pictavia (hist | edit) [11,395 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>THE COVNTY OF PICTAVIA. (Book Pictavia) PICTONIUM, or Pictavia▪ which followes▪ com¦monly called Poict•u,* 1.1 looketh Southward toward th• Engolismes and Santonians,...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:08, 21 December 2024 Picardie (hist | edit) [39,313 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>PICARDIE AND CAMPANIA. (Book Picardie) ALthough the name of Picardie is not very ancient, yet no certaine reason can be rendred for it:* 1.1 some conjecturing one thing, some a...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:06, 21 December 2024 Philippinae (hist | edit) [17,716 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1652. Cosmographie in four bookes by Peter Heylyn. === <blockquote>South of Japan, lieth a great frie of Islands which are now called PHILIPPINAE in honor of Philip the second, King of Spain, in whose time discovered by Legaspi a Spanish Captain, 〈◊〉 1564. St...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:58, 21 December 2024 Peru (hist | edit) [37,203 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>PERUVIA is the noblest Country of all the New World, it is now devided into three parts, namely, the Plaine, the Mountaines, and the Andes. The Plaine of Peruvia reacheth 500. l...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:55, 21 December 2024 Pertica (hist | edit) [4,441 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>THE COVNTY OF PERTICA. (Book Pertica) THE Country of Pertica confineth on the Carnutensians, and dependeth also on their diocesse, and hath beene a long time a famous County. F...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:47, 21 December 2024 Persia (hist | edit) [111,586 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>THE KINGDOME OF PERSIA, OR THE EMPIRE OF THE SOPHI. (Book Persia) THE Persian or Sophian Empire, as it was renowned heretofore, so now also it is very famous.* 1.1 The Inhabita...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:44, 21 December 2024 Patavium (hist | edit) [5,425 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>THe Territorie of Patavium followeth, which wee are to describe in this Table, which is thus bounderd by Bernardinus Scardeomus: on the South the River Athesis runneth: on the N...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:43, 21 December 2024 Parma (hist | edit) [3,677 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>THE Dukedome of Parma is so called from the Citty Parma. The Soyle is pleasant, and beareth excellent fruite and good Vines, it hath also wholesome waters,* 1.1 and pleasant Med...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:42, 21 December 2024 Paris (hist | edit) [10,491 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>FRANCE. (Book France) THis Country, of which wee doe entreate doth compre∣hend under it the Prefectureship and Country (or as some would have it the Viecountship) of Paris, t...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:40, 21 December 2024 Paraguay (hist | edit) [28,534 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== ===1682. Cosmography and geography in two parts by Richard Blome=== <blockquote>THe Province of PARAGƲAY, or Rio de la Plata, (other then the Province de la Plata in Peru) is on the River which those of the Country call Paraguay, the Spaniards Rio de la Plata, from whe...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:38, 21 December 2024 Palaestina (hist | edit) [17,631 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>THE HOLY LAND· (Book The Holy Land) THis famous Province of Syria, was heretofore called the Land of Chanaan the Sonne of Cham, who possessed it.* 1.1 It was called also the L...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:35, 21 December 2024 Nubia (hist | edit) [7,573 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1682. Cosmography and geography in two parts by Richard Blome === <blockquote>NƲBIA is bounded on the North, West and South, almost every where with Mountains; which separate it from the Desart of Barca and Egypt on the North; from Saara and the Negroes, on the We...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:34, 21 December 2024 Norway (hist | edit) [32,323 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>BRITTAINE being described as faithfully as wee could, that Northerne part of the world now followeth in our method, which the Ancients did call Scandia and Scandi∣navia, Pliny...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:31, 21 December 2024 North Pole (hist | edit) [71,416 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Sources from old books== ===1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator.=== <blockquote>THE NORHTH-POLE: AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE COVNTRIES SITVATE ROUND ABOUT IT. (Book the North Pole) HAving made (courteous Reader) a Generall Description of the whole Globe, and the foure parts thereof methodical∣ly, and according to the order of nature; I purpose, in Imi∣tation of Ptolomie the Prince of Cosmographers, to begin the Geographie of partic...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:29, 21 December 2024 New Spain (hist | edit) [14,211 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>NEW Spaine is the greatest Province of America, being more inhabited, more populous, and more pleasant than the rest. It is a great tract of Land reaching from Tavascus or the R...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:28, 21 December 2024 New Granada (hist | edit) [4,099 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>THIS new Kingdome of Granada beginneth on the South, neere the Mountaines of Opon; the Country is is plaine and fruitfull, and well inhabited, especially in the Vales, here Anth...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:21, 21 December 2024 Moscow (hist | edit) [8,557 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Sources from old books== === 1700. The merchants map of commerce by Roberts, Lewes. CHAP. CCXX. Of Mosco, and the Trade thereof. === <blockquote>Mosco is the Metropolis of all this large Kingdom, to which the Emperour some years past repair'd, most fit for the Government of so large an Empire, as accounted the midst of all his Dominions. It is pleasantly seated on the River Mosca, running into Tanais, where it loseth its name; and passing Assaw, disgorgeth into the P...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:16, 21 December 2024 Russia (hist | edit) [100,776 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>RUSSIA, OR MOSCOVIA. (Book Russia) RUSSIA which is called also Roxolonia, is twofold, the Blacke and the White: The former bordereth on Polonia, the latter is a part of Moscovi...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:15, 21 December 2024 Morocco (hist | edit) [44,180 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>THat part of Barbary which was heretofore called Mauritania Tingitana, doth now containe two Kingdomes, namely,* 1.1 of Marocco, and Fesse, of which we will now speake in order....") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:11, 21 December 2024 Morea (hist | edit) [11,871 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>SO much concerning the chief Countries of Greece, which are in the Continent: Morea and Candia are next to be unfolded. The former Ptolemy, Strabo, and Steph. doe call Peloponne...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:09, 21 December 2024 Montis-ferrat (hist | edit) [3,780 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>NOw the pleasant and fruitfull Country Montis-ferrat is to bee unfolded which is so called as Lea•der thinketh as it were M•ns Ferax the fruitfull Mountaine, in regard of th...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:05, 21 December 2024 The Isles of the Moluccoes (hist | edit) [42,534 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === THERE followeth in our method the Molucco Ilands with others, which are famous thorow the World for abundance of sweet Spices and especially Cloves. There are five Ilands which are comprehen...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 19:03, 21 December 2024 Millan (hist | edit) [4,034 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>This is the greatest and most potent Dukedome of all Europe, which heretofore the Insubrians inhabited betweene the Rivers Abdua and Ticinus. The chiefe Citties in it are Millan...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:00, 21 December 2024 Mexico (hist | edit) [98,890 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== ===1682. Cosmography and geography in two parts by Richard Blome=== <blockquote> *MEXICANE, with its several Audiences of **MEXICO, whose Provinces, with their chief Places, are those of ***FLORIDA, ****St. Hellens, ****Port Royal, ****St. Matthews, ****St. Augustin, **...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:41, 21 December 2024 Mediolanum (hist | edit) [5,507 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== <blockquote>1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. THe Dukedome of Mediolanum is 300. miles in compasse. The soyle is very fertile and fruitfull. Livie, Florus, and Polybius, doe report that this Country, with the most of the Transpadan...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:39, 21 December 2024 Marmarica (hist | edit) [10,691 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1652. Cosmographie in four bookes by Peter Heylyn. OF THE ORIENTAL ILANDS. === <blockquote>2. LIBRA or MARMARICA, hath on the East, Egypt, properly so called; on the West, Cyrene; on the North, that part of the Mediterranean Sea, which was hence called Mare Libycum...") Tag: Visual edit
- 21:42, 20 December 2024 Marca Tarvisina (hist | edit) [7,477 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>I Have spoke of the County of Tirolis: it remaineth now that wee should speake of Marca Tarvisina. It was so named from the Citty Tarvisium, where the Marquesses of Lombardy kep...") Tag: Visual edit
- 21:38, 20 December 2024 Mantua (hist | edit) [1,856 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>THe Dukedome of Mantua is so named from the Citty Mantua. It was first governed by the Thuscians, who built this Citty, after∣ward the French Cenomanian did governe it, after...") Tag: Visual edit
- 21:36, 20 December 2024 Maldives (hist | edit) [14,097 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Sources from old books== ===1682. Cosmography and geography in two parts by Richard Blome.=== <blockquote>The Isles of CEYLAN, and the MALDIVES *1.72NOt far from the Cape of Comori are the Isles of CEYLAN on one side, and the MALDIVES on the other. Ceylan, 60 Leagues towards the East; and the Maldives 150 between the East and the South. *1.73CEYLAN is the Trapobane of the Ancients, though Ptolomy makes it unmeasurably greater then Ceylan is now found. Its scituation i...") Tag: Visual edit
- 21:33, 20 December 2024 Macedon (hist | edit) [7,395 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>MACEDON, EPIRE, AND ACHAJA, VVITH which ALBANIA is described. (Book Macedon) SOME have divided Greece in another manner. But wee will follow Mercator, who doth accurately descr...") Tag: Visual edit