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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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• 22:39, 22 November 2025 Admin talk contribs moved page Source:MoreriPQRS to Source:MoreriPQR
• 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