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• 23:31, 22 November 2025 Admin talk contribs created page File:1688 Asiatic Tartaria by Robert Morden p413.png.png
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• 22:03, 22 November 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Source:Moore (Created page with "=== 1681. A new geography: with maps to each country, and tables of longitude & latitude by Jonas Moore. === ADVERTISEMENT TO THE READER. THE following Geographick Trea∣tise, with some other Parts of this Book, had the ill fortune to be left uncompleat, by our Renowned Au∣thor, who was snatcht from us, whilst he was with greatest application hastning the Edition thereof. This deplorable accident hath been the occasion that it hath been so long detained from publick...") Tag: Visual edit
• 20:36, 22 November 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Yupi (Created page with "=== 1654. Bellum Tartaricum by Martino Martini. === <blockquote>Yupi , which is more Oriental, and lyes above the elevation of Japony. This people is called Yupi by reason they make their Coats of defence, or Breast plates, of fishes skin, which grow in a manner impregnable. Nay which is more, I saw very many who were come as far as the River Volga; which people these Tartars call Alga-Tartars, and I find they have a Notion of Muscovy, and Polony, but they are far more b...") Tag: Visual edit
• 19:47, 22 November 2025 Admin talk contribs created page File:1684 - La Grande Tartarie vers l'Orient ou sont le Turquestan, la Tartarie septemtrionale, et la Tartarie du Kin - . Par P. Du Val geographe du Roy.jpg
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• 18:59, 19 November 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Persons N (Created page with "=== 1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri. === Nicocrates, a Tyrant of Cyrene in Libya, was a very cruel Prince. He put to death Phaedimus, to marry his Wife Aretaphile, with whom he was fallen in Love. He murthered Menelippus, High-priest of the Temple of Apollo, and took upon himself the Priesthood. His unheard-of Cruelties made his Wife desire to be rid of him; for which end she prepared a poisonous Draught, but that failing,...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:34, 19 November 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Nicaragua (Created page with "=== 1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri. === <blockquote>Nicaragua, a Province of New-Spain, belonging to the Government or Lieutenancy of Guatimala; is a Country very fruitfull in Maiz, but wants Corn. It abounds with excellent Pastures and Cattle, but hath no Sheep. There is also great store of Cotton, and the Woods are full of great Trees, whereof some are of that Bigness, that fifteen Men joining their hands together canno...") Tag: Visual edit
• 17:52, 19 November 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Hanse (Created page with "=== 1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri. === <blockquote><nowiki>*</nowiki> Hanse-Towns, certain Towns of Germany, consociated for the benefit of Trade, and enjoying great Privileges. Some say, that they were so called from the Word Hanse, signifying Alliance; and others, from An-Ze, which signifies upon the Sea; because the first Towns that entred into that Society, were Seated near the Baltick. The City of Bremen, in the Low...") Tag: Visual edit
• 17:49, 19 November 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Hyrcania (Created page with "=== 1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri. === <blockquote>Hyrcania, formerly a Province of Persia, 600 Miles long, and 300 broad, where Tarabestan, Gilan and Georgian are now, was properly part of the Parthians Country, which had Parthia on the South, Margiana on the East, Media on the West, and the Caspian Sea on the North. The chief Town was, Hyrcania, afterwards Amaruse. The neighbouring Sea has now different names, viz. Bac...") Tag: Visual edit
• 17:48, 19 November 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Hyperborean (Created page with "=== 1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri. === <blockquote>Hyperborean, a Name given by the Ancients to some Seas, Mountains and People, the true Situation whereof they could hardly discover; nevertheless they agree in this, that they were in a very far Country towards the North. From thence, among the Latins, to send one to the Hyperborean Mountains signified, to send him to the Earth's End. The Scythian Abaris has described th...") Tag: Visual edit
• 17:44, 19 November 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Issedon (Created page with "=== 1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri. === <blockquote>Issedon, A City of Scythia, which was situate beyond Mount Imaus, a Part of Mount Taurus. Some Modern Geographers suppose it to be the same that is now called Ciracoram, in Great Tartary. Ancient Authors make mention of another Issedon in Scythia, which is supposed the same with Suchur, or Synchun, in the Province of Tangut, or Tanju, towards Cathay.</blockquote>") Tag: Visual edit
• 06:16, 19 November 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Source:MoreriNO (Created page with "N (BOOK N) N: THE Romans made use of these two Letters, N L, for Non Liquet, to signifie that the Evidence against any Criminal was not sufficient to acquit or condemn him, being much the same as Ignoramus with us. The Ancients put it betwixt E and S to soften the Pronunciation, as quotiens for quoties; and Ausonius thinks it was form'd from the Greek Z turn'd upwards. S. Aug. l. 2. c. 2. emend. Naaman, a Leper, General to the K. of Syria, being in∣form'd by a Hebrew...") Tag: Visual edit
• 06:13, 19 November 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Source:MoreriKLM (Created page with "〈1+ pages missing〉Clothes, and deck it with its richest Ornaments, and then carry it to the Church-yard, and set it upright against the Wall, by means of a forked Stick they put under the Chin of the dead Corps to support it in that Posture; and if the Ravens, or other Birds, chance to pick out its Right Eye, they conclude the Par∣ty to be amongst the Number of the Blessed; but if they light upon the other Eye, they take it for an infallible Sign that the Party is...") Tag: Visual edit
• 06:10, 19 November 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Source:MoreriGHI (Created page with "G. (BOOK G) G. THIS Mute is chang'd by Latin Authors in their Preterperfect Tenses into C, and some∣times into S or X. The Ancients made fre∣quent use of N, for Gn; as the Spaniards do at this time, who write Senor for Segnor, and Nino for Nigno, &c. The French change V into G, as Gascons for Vascons, &c. Gabali, an Ancient People of Gaul, where now the Pro∣vince of Le Gevaudan, among the Mountains of Sevennes, between le Velay and Vivarais to the East, Rovergne...") Tag: Visual edit
• 23:48, 16 November 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Nueva Segovia, City in America (Created page with "=== 1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri. === <blockquote>Segovia la Nueva, a City of Venezuela in South America, built by the Spaniards about the Year 1552 near Mount St. Pedro, and afterwards for the unhealthful site of it removed to the River Bariquicemeti, which falls into the Oronoque. It stands 80 Leagues from Coro to the South East, Lat. 7. 40. About it live many Indian Nations of different Languages. The Soil about it i...") Tag: Visual edit
• 23:46, 16 November 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Segovia, City in Europe (Created page with "=== 1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri. === <blockquote>Segovia, Ʋrbs Arevacorum, Segubia, a City of New Castile in Spain, with a Bishops See under the Archbishop of Toledo. It is situate at the Foot of a very high Mountain in a pleasant Plain, near the Bank of a small River called Erosnia, and is very rich and populous by reason of the great quantity of Cloth that is made and vended there. It is adorned with a large Market-...") Tag: Visual edit
• 23:40, 16 November 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Schiras, City (Created page with "=== 1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri. === <blockquote>Schiras, a great City of the Kingdom of Persia in the Province of Farsi on the River Bendimir. This City sprung out of the Ruins of Persepolis, and is about 9 Miles in compass. The Country about it produces excellent Wine. This City is largely described by Monsieur Thevenot in his Travels, Part II. p. 124. It has a College, in which Theology, Philosophy, and Physick are...") Tag: Visual edit
• 23:32, 16 November 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Samos, City (Created page with "=== 1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri. === <blockquote>Samos is a very Ancient and Famous City, and was at first very Potent, being of the same name with the Island, and seated on a very high Mountain. The first Inhabitants were Carians, differing from the latter in Language and in Manners, who were brought in as a Colony by Androclus a Son of Codrus the last King of Athens, Ann. M. 2979. (Vellejus saith by Anaceus a Citizen...") Tag: Visual edit
• 23:31, 16 November 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Samos, Island (Created page with "=== 1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri. === <blockquote>Samos, an Island and City on the Coast of the Lesser-Asia over against the City Ephesus, in ancient times also called Parthenia, Anthemosa, Melamphylos, Dryusa, Cyparissa, Parthenyarusa, Stephane, Imbrisos and Imbrasia. The Samians maintained a long War against the Ephesians, who at last drove them out of their Country, where they were not setled again ti...") Tag: Visual edit
• 23:29, 16 November 2025 Admin talk contribs deleted page Samogithia (content was: "=== 1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri. === <blockquote>Samogithia, a very large Province of Poland, being bounded on the North by Courland, on the East by Lithuania, on the South by the Ducal Prussia, and on the West by the Baltick Sea. Its length from East to West is 35 German Miles, but the breadth is not answerable. It was formerly d...", and the only contributor was "Admin" (talk))
• 23:27, 16 November 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Samogithia (Created page with "=== 1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri. === <blockquote>Samogithia, a very large Province of Poland, being bounded on the North by Courland, on the East by Lithuania, on the South by the Ducal Prussia, and on the West by the Baltick Sea. Its length from East to West is 35 German Miles, but the breadth is not answerable. It was formerly divided into twelve Governments, but at present hath no more than three; its principal Citi...") Tag: Visual edit
• 04:01, 26 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Source:MoreriS (Created page with "〈1+ pages missing〉 Sahatarians, was given to some Anabaptists, who observed the Saturday like the Jews. Sabazia, the Name of a Pagan Feast, instituted in Honor of Dio∣nysius Son of Caprius King of Asia. Cicero lib. 3. De Natur. Deorum. Sabasius, was also an Epithet of Jupiter, and seems to be the same with Aegiochus, because as this comes from a Greek word which signifies a She goat, so the former is derived from a Phoenician word Isebaoth, which signifies Kids....") Tag: Visual edit
• 03:53, 26 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Phasis (Created page with "=== 1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri. === <blockquote>Phasis, a River of Mingrelia, or Colchis, which takes its Course towards part of Mount Caucasus, which lies to the East of this Country. The Turks call it Fachs, and the Natives Rione. It runneth through the City of Cotatis, the Capital of the Kingdom of Imeretus; and from thence passing on, dischargeth itself into the Black-sea, where its mouth is above half a League br...") Tag: Visual edit
• 03:44, 26 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Persepolis (Created page with "=== 1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri. === <blockquote>Persepolis, an ancient City of Persia, which was the Capital of the Kingdom, situated on a River, called by Strabo and Quintus Curtius, Araxes, and by Ptolomy, Rhogomanis, which made it difficult of access. Alexander the Great took it, and at first spar'd it, but afterwards being drunk, and perswaded thereto by Thais, he burnt it. This Thais, an infamous Strumpet, so...") Tag: Visual edit
• 03:32, 26 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Source:MoreriPQRS (Created page with "P. (BOOK P) PIs one of the Mutes, and hath no aspiration except in words originally Greek, as Phaeton Philotas. It is sometimes changed into B, as Byrrhus, Balatium, for Pyrrhus, Palatium. The Ancients used this Letter, either to signifie the People, or Part of any thing. Pacamores, People of Peru in the South part of America, dwelling on the River Maragnon or Xauxa, where it falls into that of the Amazons, according to Peter Te∣xeira. Pachacama, a famous, fruitful...") Tag: Visual edit
• 03:25, 26 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Source:MoreriXYZ (Created page with "X. (BOOK X) X. THIS Letter has the force of a double Con∣sonant, which made the Ancients often make use of it instead of cs and gs, saying Apex for Apecs, and Grex for Grecs. Quintilian and Ci∣cero have observ'd, that this Letter cou'd be very well spar'd in Latin. The Ancients made use of it to mark Ten, which is the Reason that V half the X is put for Five; and in this Sense Ausonius speaks of it in his Verses de Litt. Monos. In Latio numerus Denarius, Argolicum...") Tag: Visual edit
• 03:13, 26 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Niuche (Created page with "=== 1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri. === <blockquote>The Tartars of Kin, People of the Kingdom of Niuche upon the Confines of China, towards the Country of Leaotung, are commonly called Lords of the Golden Mountains, because it's thought this Country abounds with such, Kin in the Tartar Language signifying Gold. These have always been capital Enemies to the Chinese, for they invaded their Country in 1206, and mad...") Tag: Visual edit
• 03:10, 26 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Source:MoreriTUVW (Created page with "T. (BOOK T) T. THIS Letter is sometimes put for s, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 for 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, pultare for pulsare; and sometimes for d, as Alexanter for Alexander. In English, when joyn'd to h it has sometimes the Sound of a d, as in the Words the, this, that, which comes from the Dutch, de, dis, dat. The Ro∣mans us'd it to signifie that the Tribunes had approved what was mark'd with it. Lucian says, that it was a Mark put upon Robbers because it...") Tag: Visual edit
• 14:22, 25 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Corinth (Created page with "=== 1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri. === <blockquote>Corinth or Cornatho, as it's now called, a Town of Greece in Morea, situate near the Isthmus, that is, the narrow neck of Land that joins the Morea to Greece, between the Gulf of Lepanto and that of Engia. Corinth has formerly been very powerfull, and is thought to have been first built by Sisyphus, a Son of Aeolus, about An. Mund. and then it was called Corcyra...") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:13, 25 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Source:MoreriDEF (Created page with "about the Rights of the Church, he was displaced, by the Craft of Arnulphus; and coming to Italy with the Prince of An∣tioch, who was to Marry a Daughter of the French King's, he was sent back again to his Charge, but died by the way. Baron. Daibuth, or Daiboth, an Idol of the Japans, whose Chief Temple is in Maco. Dailie (John) a Protestant Minister at Charenton, near Paris; born at Chateleraut, Jan. 6. 1594. He was design'd for Secular Affairs, but his own Inclinat...") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:10, 25 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Cuba (Created page with "=== 1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri. === <blockquote>Cuba, That is, the greatest of the Antilles in the Northern Sea, is about 230 Leagues in length, 40 in the broadest parts, and fifteen in the narrowest. Its Soil is very fruitfull, and the Air better than at Hispaniola. It's divided by a Ridge of Mountains, whence a great number of small Rivers spring that are all very well stock'd with Fishes called Lisa's and Sabella's...") Tag: Visual edit
• 00:56, 25 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Belgrade (Created page with "=== 1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri. === <blockquote>Belgrade, or Alba Graeca, and Alba Bulgarica, a City of Hungary in the Countrey called Rascia: It is a little below the Confluence of the Save and Danube, considerable for its greatness, and by its situation upon a Hill, which renders it extraordinary strong. Some do take it for the old Taurinum; but that was too far from the Confluent of the Save and Danube to be the sa...") Tag: Visual edit
• 00:49, 25 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Balk, Asian City (Created page with "=== 1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri. === <blockquote>Balk, a City in the Usbeg Tartary, seated on the River Jihun, in the Confines of the Province of Chorasun, in the Kingdom of Persia, between Samerhand to the N W. and Candabar to the S E. This City is under a particular Kan, who in the time of Cha-jehan, prevailing against the Kan of Samarhand, the latter called in the Indians to assi...") Tag: Visual edit
• 00:45, 25 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Bagdad (Created page with "=== 1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri. === <blockquote>Bagder, or Bagdad, a Town of Asia upon the River Tygris, and in the Province of Hurac or Yerac, where the ancient Seleucci was. Bagdet joyns a Suburb by a Bridge of Boats, where, according to the Tradition of the Country. the Town was formerly built, which Situation destroys the Opinion of those that call it Babylon; for the ancient Babylon was on the Euphrates, wher...") Tag: Visual edit
• 00:21, 25 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Source:MoreriBC (Created page with "of Bacchus's Birth, the manner of his Education; the Coun∣try where, and the Persons that had the care of his bringing up, are to be seen all at length in the 4th Book of Diodorus of Sicily, where also is the Description of his Exploits and Memorable Actions, and of the Ceremonies of his Feast and Triumphs. Diod. Sicul. Baccius or Baccio (Andrew) an able Physician in the 16th Century, Author of several good Books, 1. De Thermis, 2. De Naturali ninorum Historia, 3. De...") Tag: Visual edit
• 00:15, 25 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Altay Mountains (Created page with "=== 1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri. === <blockquote>Altai, and Althai, by others called Belgian, certain Mountains of Asia, in the Northern Tartary, near the City of Caracoran, in the Kingdom of Montgall; upon which are to be seen the Sepulchres of several Kings of the Tartars.</blockquote>") Tag: Visual edit