Mappa Mundi▪ Otherwise called the Compass/ and Cyrcuet of the world, and also the Compass of every Island, comprehended in the same. woodcut Ptholoweus woodcut woodcut woodcut woodcut Mappa mundi. THE general histories of Rome, and chronicles, maketh mention of all chronicles, of the world. And specially of the vii books hystoriall, that see Alpheges of castle that was chosen Emperor for his great wisdom compiled out of the vij books all the life of Hercules, with the counsel of Claudeo Tholomeo that compiled out a C. xxxvi●. books This Hercules was the son of jupiter king of Sogrece and of Almaigne by the queen of Thebes. Also Tytoleno that hath brevyed all the annual stories of Rome, making mention of the four powers imperial/ that been in the world. ¶ The first Empire. ANd in that party, that is to say in the East party, of the wolrd that was the first Empire in partia in the time of Nynus, and of Gynus and of Serses and of Sarys, and of Anthyochus, & of many other great kings reigning in the East party. ¶ The two Empire. THe second Empire, was in the North party of the world, that is to say in Grecia in the time of Hercules, and of Phelype of Messedon, and of Alexandre, & of Pietus king of Pirotis, and of many other great kings reigning in Grecia. ¶ The three Empire. THe third Empire, was is the south, that is to say in africa, in the time of Cola king of Libya and of Ace/ Rew●all/ and of Amylkare/ and of Ancye, & of Amylkare the younger, the father of the great Hanyball, and of Asdrewbal his brother, and of many great kings reygnyyge in africa. ¶ The four Empire. THE fourth Empire, was in the West, that is to say at Rome & of italy in the time of Romulus/ that made Rome, and Marco furranuldo, and of Marco corylyano, and of great Sipion affrecano, & of Sipion humantino, and of great Sylla, and of Pompio, and of julius Cezer, that was the first tyrant and of Octavian, that was the first crowned Emperor, and of Constantyne the son of saint Elyne, and also of many other great kings in the west part. IVlius Cezer was one of the ●x. worthies of the world, in Arms and Conquests that he made and wonders wise in all things. That time used he in his time to enserche and measure the world in length and breadth, & did make thereof great Books, of all the parties, countries, and provinces and wonders in them contained, and that books accorded to Batylmewe and to Marcus paulus, and to Claudius Tholomeus, and to the great Arystotle that went with king standing, and been proved true, by many divers reasonable provynges, but I have neither lust nor leisure to copy all the books, but of all the substance that melyked best to learn, & to know for to make shortly mention, of all the parties of the world, as I understand after mine auctors, that the world is round about, by the Occian see xxiiii. M. miles of assize of Rome, and viii M. miles thwart over, and four M. miles to the middle there jerusalem standeth▪ and there départeth the world in four parties, East, west, north, and south. ¶ The East quarter. THe first party of the world, is to understand from the North to the southeast, all about by the coasts of the Occian see, by the East party, and these be the names and provinces of the East, quarter of the world. Ynde mayor, Ynde median, and the most party of Ynde minor, and Sanre corneto, Ethyopia, Azonas, Greeis, Aponia, Mesapotama, Sacas, Cofides, Mede the moor. Amasona, Albonia, & a great party of Percia, the country of Babel. ¶ The South quarter. THe South quarter of the world is from the southeast, to the south-west, by the coasts of the Occian see, on the south party, and these be the names and provinces, in the south party of the world. Ynde minor Thert the most marvels, been of divers shape of people, & many great wonders, and it is so burning hot/ that no man may dwell there, for the great heat of the Son, and Genophysis, & there been trees of the son and of the Moon, and Brakmana, Meros', Hebrycos, Gysonas, Merdos, Bubogras, there groweth, and in the isle of Cleophas the people have no heeds, & Affricabilia, Babilonia, Neubra, Arabia, Ethiop, and of Barbary, and part of Suty. ¶ The Westquarter. THe west quarter of the world, is from the south-west, to the Northwest, all about the coasts of the Occian see, in the west party, and these been the names and provinces of the west party of the world, and the Maremedian: that some men call the Greeks see, & that is in the West quarter of the world a part of Mare maior, that lieth betwixt Turkey and Tartarye, & there lieth a great part of Barbary, & of Belmere that is be south the straits jebaker, and by north the straights Iebal●●e these been the provinces. first Hispania that is the Realm of Castle, & Lions▪ dragon, Catiline, Garnat Portugal, Algarne, Galis, Byshay and navarre, and Gallia, is to understand France, Guy a province, amorous, Bretayn, Normandy, Pycardy, Turrayne, Lorraine, Buorgon Savoy, Almaigne, that is to understand, all the honour of the Emperor from the Occian See; to the mount Gogarde on both the parties of the water of Rygne. The Cities of the Emperor aforesaid been these, Acon Col●yne, men's, Tryre, Frankforth, Straesbroth, basel, and Constans. And so forth to the Mountains of Almaigne, & Bayer, Sweven, Ostenryche, Denmark, Boeme, Norway, Swecia, Pomar, Pruce, Saxon, Freeslande, holland, Gelderlande, Brabaunte, Flaunders, England, Wales, scotland, Ireland, and the out Isles of Orbenay, Gutlande, Zealand, Iselande, Freesland, and many other small Islands, that be in the party of other the Occian see, and Italia is to understand Pymonde, Lombary, Froyll, & the Marks of Trenysane, Roman, Tuskane de patrimone of Rome. The duke of Splate the mark of Acon, the realm of Naples, and Poyle, Taranter, Calabre, the isle of Serle, and the isle of Sardyn, and Grecia, is to understand, Romenay, Tracia, Tessalia, Athenas, Sallydon, Thobas, Aquaya, that now is called, the pryncypalytie of Murr Abania, & all the isle of the Archpelago, the isle of Sipre, Rhodes Grece, that now is called Candye, Corsu, Chiffolonia, jacento, Nigrepounte, Lango, Calanio, Palamose, Niporey, Ixeo, Metholome, Andrestalaunto, and many other Isles with in the Archepelago, that is the Gulf betwixt Grece and Turkey, that cometh from the Greeks see, into the great see before Constantynople, thorough the brace of s. George. And these be the names and provinces betwixt Grece and the Occian see. Toward the Northwest part, that is to say, hungary, Polonye, Russee, Ramye, Gallaci, Ludwary, Comney, Blylgary, Blagy, Cerny, Slawony, & part of Turkey, and part of Surry, and the west part of the world. ¶ The North quarter. THe North quarter of the world is for to understand, from the North west to the north-east, by the Occian See, on the north party, and these be the names and provinces in the North quarter of the world a part of Russee lectony, Tartarye, P●rty the less, Media, Ermenia the more, there standeth yet the Ark of Noah upon the Mount of Aracke, and Germynia the less, that goth to the Greeks see, in the north quarter of the world, that the most part of Turkey is in, that is to say the realm of Frygye, there the great City of Troy standeth, & the realm of Lydia, and Pompsilia, Cilica pounto, there now dwelleth the Emperor of Trapasande that is a Greek, & king George sanastopoly, that is a christian man/ and holdeth of the bishop of Rome and his lands joineth to Tartary on the one side, and with the Emperor of Trapasand on the other side at the East end of the Greeks see. And also in the North quarter is in Asary alismace, and a great part of Surre/ there was Anthyoche the great City, there the prince of antioch dwelled. And also the compass of England round about is four thousand iii C. and lx miles. ¶ venice standeth from Flaunders. East and be south. viii. C. miles. ¶ And next course by the see, from Flaunders unto Iaffe is this, from Sluse to Calais is lxx miles. ¶ From Calais to Bewchef lxxx my. ¶ From Bewchef to Lezarde two hundreth and lx miles. ¶ From Lezarde to Capefenester vi hundreth. and l miles. ¶ From Capefenester to Lysbone ii hundreth lxxx miles. ¶ From Lysbone to Cap s. Vyncent to the stractes ii c. xl. miles. ¶ From stractes of jebalter to the isle of Sardyn xi c. miles. ¶ From Malfitana in sardyn to Inalta four c. and lx miles. ¶ From Inalta by the course of Sarogogora, and Sysyl to sail to Iaf in Surry, is. M viii c. miles. ¶ From Iaf to Baffa in sypre to the castle Rogue ii c. xx. miles. ¶ From the Castle Rogue to Rhodes, is an hundreth miles. ¶ From Rhodes to Candy ii c. l. my. ¶ From Candy to Modon iii c. my. ¶ From Modon to corsu iii c. miles ¶ From Corsu to Venus' vii c. miles ☞ The length of the coasts of Surre by the set coasts, is from the Gulf of Ermonye: to the Gulf Dalaryse next the south, and be West, from Lazarye to Rise is .v. c. and twenty miles. ☞ That is to understand from Lazary in Ermony to Soldyne, that cometh from the river coming from Anthyoche lxx miles. ¶ And from ●oldyne to the port of Lycha next to the south l miles. ¶ From Lytha to the port of Tortosa south l miles. ¶ From Tortosa to the port Trypoll. south l miles. ¶ From Bernet to Acres south and be West lxx miles. ¶ From Acres to port jaf, South and be west lxx miles. ¶ From port Iaf/ to port Delazara south south-west c thirty. miles. ¶ From Damiat Lariza in surre, to damiat in Egypt c lxxx. miles. ¶ From Damiat/ to Babylon Alchaer lxxx miles. ¶ From Damyat, to Alexandre, is. a hundred and l miles. ☞ The length of Mare maior, is from the Gulf s. George in mids of the gulf that is betwixt Trapasande sanastopoly/ unto the port of Messembre West from s. George a thousand lx miles. ☞ The breadth of the westende, is from the brace s. George at Constantynople/ upon the river of Danabes, next the North, from s. George brace is .v. c. lx. miles. ¶ From Pero to Caffa in Tartary north-east vi c. miles. ¶ From Caffa to the stractes of the Ta'en north-east c miles. ¶ The gulf of the Ta'en, is about vi hundred. miles. ¶ The caped of Caffa is about vi hundred miles. ¶ From the head of the Tana to Sanastopoly four c. miles. ¶ From Sanastopoly to Trapasonde and by west ii c. l. miles. ¶ From Trapasond to synopia, next the south four c. thirty. miles. ¶ From Synopia to Pero next the west and south-west ii ●. thirty. miles. ¶ From Pero to Messembre next the worthwest ii c thirty. miles. ¶ From Messembre to mancro north north-east iii clx miles. ¶ From Mancro castro to Danobia north-east c thirty. miles. ¶ From Danobia to the stractes of Caffa next the East ii c. miles. ¶ The Compass of the Islands. THe I'll of Sypre, is about .v. hundred miles. ¶ The Isle of Rhodes, is about an hundred lxxx miles. ¶ The Isle of Lange, is about four score miles. ¶ The Isle of Nigrepount, is about iij. hundred miles. ¶ The Isle of Cecilia, is about vii hundred miles. ¶ The Isle of Sardyn, is about vii hundred miles. ¶ The Isle of Mayorke, is about ii hundred miles. ¶ The Isle of great britain, is about ii M. miles. ¶ The Isle of Irlande, is about a. M vii c. miles. ¶ The pryncypalytie of Murr is about vii c. miles. ¶ Thus endeth the length, breadth and compass of the world. And followeth how the world is divided in three parts. (?) ¶ Here followeth how the world is divided in three parts. ALL the earth in the world shallbe inhabited, and shallbe divided in three parts. The first party is named Assye the great: and is as great as the other two, and this party dureth from Septemtrion by Orient till myddy. The second part is named Ewrape, and dureth from Occident unto Septemtrion. The third party is named Aufrike that dureth from myddy unto Occident. ☞ And paradise terrester is in the first regalia of Assye legrande toward Orient, and there is no earthly man that may come there, but god or his angles lead him and guide him thither. For this paradise sithen that Adam was cast and driven out there of by an Angel, anon forthwith it was environed all about with great fire, that dureth from the earth unto the sky above, that no man may entre nor come thereto. And there is all about paradise great wildernesses where there is also great multitude of many divers & perilous beasts. ☞ And also hell is in the mids of africa under the earth, and is set in the mids of the earth, as a kernel of an apple is in the mids of the apple, for as much earth is there above as beneath. And there be the souls that be dampened in great pain and torment with out end. ☞ And also a man may see openly the waters cometh from paradise re●restre, for there is a well spring of the which three Rivers cometh out of it. And one of the three Rivers goeth by the parties of myddy toward Orient, and falleth into the see of occident, and that ariseth out of an hill again that is in the parties of Ynde And the other two Rivers ariseth again in Ewrope of an hill and there pass by many countries, till they meet, and then they fall in to the see as nature requireth. And also a man may see in africa openly two hills that be soup●rall of hell, and they cease not neither day nor night & be ever brennyg with fires fire. ¶ Explicit. ¶ ¶ Thus endeth this Mappa mundi Very necessary for all Merchants, and Mariners▪ And for all such, as will labour & travail in the countries of the world. 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