Volume 1

Atlas geographus: or, a compleat system of geography, ancient and modern / Containing what is most of use in Bleau, Varenius, Cellarius, Cluverius, Baudrand, Brietius, Sanson, &c. With the discoveries and improvements of the best modern authors to this time. Illustrated with about 100 new maps, done from the latest observations, by Herman Moll, geographer. And many other cuts, by the best artists.

  • Moll, Herman, -1732
Date:
1711-1717
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Credit: Atlas geographus: or, a compleat system of geography, ancient and modern / Containing what is most of use in Bleau, Varenius, Cellarius, Cluverius, Baudrand, Brietius, Sanson, &c. With the discoveries and improvements of the best modern authors to this time. Illustrated with about 100 new maps, done from the latest observations, by Herman Moll, geographer. And many other cuts, by the best artists. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Schoenusy the Egyptian Meafure, i?, according to Herodotus, 60 Furlongs; but, according to Pliny, 40; which is fuppofed to arife from different Cuffoms of Places, or elfe is a Miftake in the Books. The French League is to the Rheinlan- Aijh Mile, as 19 to 25. The Spanifh League is to the fame Mile as 17 i to 19; but becaufe there is a Difference of Leagues both in France and Spain, thefe Things are uncertain. The Englijh Mile is to the Rbeinlan- difh, as 19 to 55 or 60: But the Eng¬ lijh havejTwo] Sorts of Miles, Compu¬ ted and Meafured: Of the firftSort 50, and of the laft Sort 55 or 60 make a De¬ gree. Mordeny in his Introdu&ion to Geo¬ graphy, fays, Tis a common Opinion, that 5 oi our Englijh Feet make a Geo¬ metrical Pace, 1000 fuch Paces make an Italian Mile, and 60 of thefe Miles, in any great Circle upon the Spherical Sur¬ face of the Earth or Sea, make a Degree: So that a Degree of the Heavens con¬ tains, upon the Surface of the Earth, ac¬ cording to this Account,60 Italian Miles, 20 French or Batch Leagues, 15 German Miles, 17 i Spanifh Leagues, and 56 \ Englijh Miles. But, according to feveral Experiments made, the Quantity of a Degree is va- rioufiy accounted for thus 5 By Aba- . ajardy an Arabian, 333333 Arabian Feet in one Degree, which reduced to our Englijh Meafure, is 367283 Feet, or 70 Miles and ff£§ Parts of a Foot. Bv Ptolowyy 360000 Rheinland Feet, which reduced to our Englijh Feet is 371 poo, or 70 Miles hbi. By Wiltebrordus SnelliuSy Anno 1613, 342000 Rheinland Feet; in Englijh 353306 Feet, or 67 Miles. Nor¬ wood, by liis Experiment betwixt Tor It and Londony finds one Degree upon the Earth to contain 367200 Feet, which makes 69 l Miles. Pic art, a Frenchman, makes it about 73 Italian Miles, and is the neareft Meafure yet found by thefe Experiments to anfwer to a Degree of the Heavens. The Danifh or Smdijh Miles are to the Rheinlandijh, as 19 to 10 ; but in feme Places the Danes and Swedes ufe theG'cr- man Mile. The Ruffian Miles, called h^orfis, are to the Rheinlandijh Mile as 19 to So. The Turlijh Miles are the fame with the Italian. The old Arabian League was reckoned the 25th Part of a Degree ; but they ufed another Meafure, 55 of which made a Degree. Indian Miles are 100 to a Degree; for the Indians commonly meafure their Di¬ stances by Journeys of Hours or Days.. Thofe of Cam bo a and Gujarat a have a Meafure called Cofay 30 of which are a Degree. The Chinefe ufe Three Meafures • for Journeys ; (1.) Li, the Space as far as a Man crying aloud in a Plain may be heard in a calm Day, fuppofed to be 300 Geometrical Paces; (2.) Pu, which contains 10 Lis; (3.) Uchan, which con¬ tains 10 Pus, and by them is reckoned one Day’s Journey. The Square Rheinlandijh Mile confifts of Square Feet: The Cubick Rheinlan¬ dijh Mile of Cubick Feet. The Amount of the Square Rheinlandijh Mile arifes from multiplying the fame Mile into it felfi and that of the Cubick Mile by multiplying the Square Mile by a Sim¬ ple Mile. The like is to be faid of Square and Cubick Feet. Cluve-