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Literary
December 30, 1786
Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A factual prose description of the world's continents, listing principal countries, regions, provinces, and islands in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, including Europe's dimensions of 3000 miles long and 900 miles broad.
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A Geographical description of the World.
EUROPE contains in it these Countries, Germany,
Swedeland, Denmark, Netherland,
Italy, Muscovy, Hungary, France, Spain, Por-
tugal, Poland, Norway, and Greece. The most
eminent islands are these: Great-Britain, Ireland,
Sicily, Sardinia, Candia, Negropon, and Corsica.
The greatest length of this part of the world is
3000 miles, the breadth 900.
ASIA, the first known part of the world, con-
tains these principal regions and islands, viz. A-
merica, Anatolia, Persia, Assyria, Chinia, Syria,
Arabia, Mesopotamia, India, Japan, Parthia,
Media, Palestine, Chaldea, Tartary.
In AFRICA, are these Provinces, viz. Egypt
Barbary, Biledulgerid, Ethiopia, Nubia, Congo,
Abyssinia, Monomotopa, Guinea, &c. The Is-
lands. Madagascar, St. Thomas, Islands of Cape
Verde, Canary Islands, Madeira.
AMERICA, the south part of the world, and
of the latest discovery, consisteth of these two
parts, Mexico or North-America, and Peru, or
South-America. The Provinces of Mexico are
New-Spain, Florida, New-York, New-England,
Canada. The Provinces of Peru are, Brasil,
Peru, Chili, Terra firma, Paraguay Amazonia.
The chief Islands of America are, Hispaniola,
Cuba, Jamaica, Newfoundland, and Porto-Rico.
EUROPE contains in it these Countries, Germany,
Swedeland, Denmark, Netherland,
Italy, Muscovy, Hungary, France, Spain, Por-
tugal, Poland, Norway, and Greece. The most
eminent islands are these: Great-Britain, Ireland,
Sicily, Sardinia, Candia, Negropon, and Corsica.
The greatest length of this part of the world is
3000 miles, the breadth 900.
ASIA, the first known part of the world, con-
tains these principal regions and islands, viz. A-
merica, Anatolia, Persia, Assyria, Chinia, Syria,
Arabia, Mesopotamia, India, Japan, Parthia,
Media, Palestine, Chaldea, Tartary.
In AFRICA, are these Provinces, viz. Egypt
Barbary, Biledulgerid, Ethiopia, Nubia, Congo,
Abyssinia, Monomotopa, Guinea, &c. The Is-
lands. Madagascar, St. Thomas, Islands of Cape
Verde, Canary Islands, Madeira.
AMERICA, the south part of the world, and
of the latest discovery, consisteth of these two
parts, Mexico or North-America, and Peru, or
South-America. The Provinces of Mexico are
New-Spain, Florida, New-York, New-England,
Canada. The Provinces of Peru are, Brasil,
Peru, Chili, Terra firma, Paraguay Amazonia.
The chief Islands of America are, Hispaniola,
Cuba, Jamaica, Newfoundland, and Porto-Rico.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What keywords are associated?
Europe
Asia
Africa
America
Countries
Islands
Regions
Provinces
Literary Details
Title
A Geographical Description Of The World.
Subject
Description Of World Regions And Islands
Form / Style
Enumerative Prose Listing Continents, Countries, And Islands