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26 October 2025

• 04:1604:16, 26 October 2025 diff hist +1,431‎ Siberia ‎ →‎1693. A geographical dictionary representing the present and ancient names by Edmund Bohun. current Tag: Visual edit
• 04:1504:15, 26 October 2025 diff hist +783‎ Serica, Region ‎No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 04:1204:12, 26 October 2025 diff hist +9,220‎ Samaria, City ‎No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
• 04:1004:10, 26 October 2025 diff hist +2,225‎ Sarmatia ‎No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
• 04:0604:06, 26 October 2025 diff hist +511‎ Samarchand ‎ →‎1693. A geographical dictionary representing the present and ancient names by Edmund Bohun. current Tag: Visual edit
• 04:0504:05, 26 October 2025 diff hist +2,758‎ Saltzburg ‎ →‎1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. current Tag: Visual edit
• 04:0104:01, 26 October 2025 diff hist +1,265,314‎ N 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
• 04:0004:00, 26 October 2025 diff hist −61,136‎ Source:MoreriPQR ‎No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 03:5703:57, 26 October 2025 diff hist +10,716‎ Poland ‎ →‎1700. The merchants map of commerce by Roberts, Lewes. CHAP. CCXXII. Of Polonia, and the Trade thereof. current Tag: Visual edit
• 03:5303:53, 26 October 2025 diff hist +2,753‎ N 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..." current Tag: Visual edit
• 03:4503:45, 26 October 2025 diff hist +15,901‎ Persia ‎ →‎1694. The present state of the universe by John Beaumont. Tag: Visual edit
• 03:4403:44, 26 October 2025 diff hist +1,748‎ N 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..." current Tag: Visual edit
• 03:4303:43, 26 October 2025 diff hist +1,146‎ Permia, Province ‎No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
• 03:4003:40, 26 October 2025 diff hist +981‎ Peking, Province ‎No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
• 03:3703:37, 26 October 2025 diff hist +5,405‎ Pegu ‎ →‎1694. The present state of the universe by John Beaumont. current Tag: Visual edit
• 03:3203:32, 26 October 2025 diff hist +1,537,354‎ N Source:MoreriPQR ‎ 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
• 03:2803:28, 26 October 2025 diff hist −209‎ Source:MoreriXYZ ‎No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
• 03:2703:27, 26 October 2025 diff hist +1,050‎ Zagathay ‎ →‎1693. A geographical dictionary representing the present and ancient names by Edmund Bohun. current Tag: Visual edit
• 03:2503:25, 26 October 2025 diff hist −684‎ Source:MoreriXYZ ‎No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 03:2503:25, 26 October 2025 diff hist +77,061‎ N 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
• 03:2303:23, 26 October 2025 diff hist −43,091‎ Source:MoreriTUVW ‎No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
• 03:1903:19, 26 October 2025 diff hist +14,672‎ The Turkish Empire ‎ →‎1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri. current Tag: Visual edit
• 03:1803:18, 26 October 2025 diff hist +4,941‎ The Turkish Empire ‎ →‎1694. The present state of the universe by John Beaumont. Tag: Visual edit
• 03:1703:17, 26 October 2025 diff hist +500‎ Tenduc ‎No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
• 03:1503:15, 26 October 2025 diff hist +2,455‎ Tartaria ‎No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 03:1303:13, 26 October 2025 diff hist +2,626‎ N 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
• 03:1003:10, 26 October 2025 diff hist +615,861‎ N 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

25 October 2025

• 14:2314:23, 25 October 2025 diff hist −5,497‎ Source:MoreriBC ‎No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 14:2214:22, 25 October 2025 diff hist +3,086‎ N 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..." current Tag: Visual edit
• 14:1214:12, 25 October 2025 diff hist +2,570‎ Carolina ‎No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
• 14:1114:11, 25 October 2025 diff hist −3,410‎ Source:MoreriDEF ‎No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
• 14:1114:11, 25 October 2025 diff hist +4‎ France ‎No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
• 14:0314:03, 25 October 2025 diff hist −20‎ Fesse ‎ →‎1694. The present state of the universe by John Beaumont.[edit | edit source] current Tag: Visual edit
• 14:0314:03, 25 October 2025 diff hist +6,556‎ Fesse ‎No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 14:0114:01, 25 October 2025 diff hist −5,267‎ Source:MoreriDEF ‎No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 14:0114:01, 25 October 2025 diff hist +650‎ Derbent ‎No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
• 13:5913:59, 25 October 2025 diff hist +3,082‎ Dantzick ‎No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
• 13:5813:58, 25 October 2025 diff hist +1,848‎ Damascus ‎No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
• 13:4213:42, 25 October 2025 diff hist −66‎ Source:MoreriDEF ‎No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 13:4013:40, 25 October 2025 diff hist −4,368‎ Source:MoreriDEF ‎No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 01:1301:13, 25 October 2025 diff hist +570,880‎ N 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
• 01:1101:11, 25 October 2025 diff hist −47,665‎ Source:MoreriBC ‎No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 01:1101:11, 25 October 2025 diff hist +5,400‎ Cyprus ‎ →‎1676. A most exact and accurate map of the whole world by Donald Lupton. Tag: Visual edit
• 01:1001:10, 25 October 2025 diff hist +4,043‎ N 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..." current Tag: Visual edit
• 01:0701:07, 25 October 2025 diff hist +623‎ Cathay ‎ →‎1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri. current Tag: Visual edit
• 01:0601:06, 25 October 2025 diff hist +2,383‎ Bosnia ‎ →‎1695. Thesaurus geographicus a new body of geography by Abel Swall and Tim. Child. current Tag: Visual edit
• 01:0401:04, 25 October 2025 diff hist +1,839‎ Borneo ‎ →‎1652. Cosmographie in four bookes by Peter Heylyn. current Tag: Visual edit
• 01:0001:00, 25 October 2025 diff hist +1,260‎ Bochar ‎No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
• 00:5600:56, 25 October 2025 diff hist +3,374‎ N 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..." current Tag: Visual edit
• 00:5500:55, 25 October 2025 diff hist +11,337‎ Bavaria ‎ →‎1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. current Tag: Visual edit