Dacia
Sources from old books:
1700. The merchants map of commerce by Roberts, Lewes. CHAP. CCXXXV.
DAcia is bounded on the East with the Euxine, on the West with Hungary, on the North with the Carpathian Mountains, on the South with Hemus, dividing it from Greece.
The Rivers that inrich this Country are Danubius, 2 Alata, 3. Salvata, 4. Cockle, 5. Mor•…, and some others.
The Commodities that this Country affordeth for Merchandize, is Butter, Cheese, Honey, Wax, Hides, Oxen, Tallow, and Warlike Horses of great worth.
The Provinces are these, and are all under the command of the Grand Seignior.
Transilvania, the chief Towns thereof are, 1 Wisenberg, 2. Clasenberg, 3. Bristitia, 4. Fogar•…, and others, and now in possession of Bethlem Gabar the Vaivode thereof.
Moldavia is the next, the chief Cities are Saccania, the second is Falsing, 3. Kilim, 4. Cher∣mon, &c. under a Vavoide, who is Tributary to the Great Turk.
Valachia is the third Province, the principal Towns whereof are, 1. Salnium, 2. Pracklabs, 3. Tergovista, the Vavoides Seat, who is Tributary to the Turk. This Country abounds in Mines of Gold, Silver, Salt-pits, Wines, Cattle, and Brimstone, and esteemed the richest of these Provinces.
Servia is the fourth, and hath these Cities, 1. Stoneburg, the Seat of the Despot, Tributary to the Turk, 2. Samandria, 3. Belgrade, a famous Town, which cost the Great Turk much Blood and Money the getting, and was accounted before the Bulwark of Christendom on this side.
Rasia is the fifth, the chief City is Bodin, a famous Mart.
Bulgaria is the next, wherein is found Sophia, the Seat of the Beglerbeg of Greece, who hath under him 21 Sansacks. Next is Nicopolis, and some others of lesser note.
Bosna is the last Province, wherein is Casachium, and Jasiga, the residence of their former Despots. All which afford not further matter of Trade: for where the Great Turk once commandeth, Traffick is accounted very rare, and is seldom found of import, and being ignorant in that little there is, I am constrained to omit it.