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, fubfediffe Jntcf iori aut ambitu Africae acliiicridic uerfus/upcr^ Getulos intcrue^ 

 tibus defertis,primi omnium Libyacgyptij,deindc Lcuca;thiopcs habitant 



iEthiopes 



Cap* vni 



Vpcr eos iSthiopum gentes Nigrita^.a quo didum cft fluminc:GymnctcsPh 

 ^ fi,& iam oceanum attingcntcs,quos in Mauritani^ finibus diximus,Pcrorfi, Ab his 

 dmnibus uaftse folitudines^oriente uerfus,uf<^ Garamantes , Augylascf 8c Troglodyi». 

 tas:ucrifsima opinionc corum,qui dcfertis Africae duas uSthiopiasfuperponiit, &: antc 

 omncs Homeri.qui bipertitos tradit ^thiopas,ad orientc occafumJ^ ucrfos.Nigri flu^ 

 uio eadcm natura cfuar Nilo,calamum & papyrum,& cafdcm gignit animates^ ijfdemc]^ 

 tcmporibus augefcit.OriturinterTarclcosiEthiopas,& OccaHcas^Horumoppidum lo 

 Mauin quidamlfolitudinibusimpofucruntAdantas iuxtacos,iEgipanas femiferos,& 

 BIemmyas3& Gamphafantas, & Satyros, & Him^ntopodas* Adantes degeneresfunt 

 humani ritus,fi crcdimus.nam nec^ nominii uUoriJ inter cos appcllatio eft,& folc orien 

 tem occidentem^ dira imprccationc cotuenturjUt exitialem ipfis agris<:g:nc<5 infomnia 

 uifunt,qualia rcliqui mortalcs^Troglody tae fpecus cxcauant.Hac illis domus^uidus fer 

 pentium carnes,ftridor^ no uox: adeo fermonis comercio carent ♦ Garaman tes matri^ 

 rtioniorum cxortcs,pafsim cum foeminis degunt* Augylae inferos tantum colunt» Gam 

 phafentcs nudijpraeliorumcp expertes,nulli externo cbngregantun Blemmyis tradun»* 

 tur capita abefle,ore & oculis pccflori affixis» Satyris prseter figura nihil moris humani. 

 ^oipanum qualis uulgo pingitur forma^Himantopodcs loripedes quidam^quibus (er 20 

 pendo ingredi natura eft^Pharufi quondam Perfar, comitcs dicuntur fliiflc Herculis ad 

 Helpcridas tcndentis^Ncc de Africa plura quac memorcntur occurrunt» • 



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Dc Afia. Ca p^ ix 



Dhaeret Afia,quam patcre a Canopico oftio ad ponti oftium Timofthenes xxvi 

 xxxviij. M*pafI^tradidit*Ab ore autem ponti ad os Macotis Eratofthene ^ xv xlv . 

 w^paff Vniuerfem uero cum Agypto ad Tanaim Artemidorus & Ifidorus lxxx vin 

 M,pafluum»Maria cius complura ab accolis traxcrc nomina , quarc fimul indicabuntun 

 Proxima Africae incolitur i^gyptus,introrfus ad mcridic recedens,donec a tergo prac;* 

 tendantur jEthiopes Jnferiorem eius partem Nilus,dextra Ixusiip diuifiis amplexu fuo 

 determinat,Canopico oftio ab Africajab Afia Pelufiaco clxx*M»pafl!^interuaIlo . Quam 3^ 

 bb caufam intcr infulas quidam i^gyptum r€tulere,ita (c findentc Nilo^ut triquctra ter 

 ra? figuram cfficiat ♦ Ideo multi Gra^cas literae uocabulo , Delta appcllauere ^gyptum 

 Mcnfiira ab unitate aluei,unde fe primum findit in latera,ad Canopicu oftium,cxI vi.M 

 ad Pelufiacum cclvi»M»eft*Summapars coterminaiEthiopiae, Thebais uocatur. Diui 

 ditur in pr3cfefturas oppidorum;,quas nomos uocant^OmbitenjPhatniten, ApoUopo 

 liten,Hcrmonthiten,Tiniten3Phanturiten,CoptitenjTcntiriten,DiofpoIiten,Anta2C^ 

 politcn, Aphroditopoliten, LycopoIiten.Quac iuxta Pclufium efl regio, nomos habct, 



Pharbactiten,Bubaftiten,Scthroiten,Thanitcn*ReIiqua aiit Arabiciij Ammoniacu ten 

 dentem ad Ammonis louis oracuIii,Oxyrynchiten,LcontopoIiten, Atharrabiten, Cy 

 tiopoliten,HermopoIitcn,Xoiten,Mendcfiu,Scbcnniten,Capaftitcn,LatopoIiten,Hc 40 

 liopoliten,Profopitcn,Panopoliten,Thermopoliten,Bufiriten,Onuphite,Saitcn3Ptc 



ncthu,Phthemphu,Naucratitcn,Nitriten,GynaecopoIitcn,Menelaiten,Alexadriaerc^ 

 gioncJte Libyae MareotiSjHeracleopolites cft in infula Nili:,Ioga pafliium um, in qua 

 & oppidum Hcrculis appellatii. Arfinoitae duo funt:hi & Mcmphitcs^uf^ ad fummum 

 Delta gcrueniuntCui funt cotermini ex Africa duo Oeafita^^Quidara ex his aliqua no 

 minapermutant,& fubftituunt alios nomos,ut Heroopoliten,CrocodiIopoIitcn» Inter 

 Arfinoften autem ac Memphitem lacus Fuit,circuitu cclM.pafTaut ut Mutianus tradit, 

 ccccl.M.&altitudinis I.paitmanufaaus,aregcquifecerat, Moeridis appellatus Jndc 

 Ixxfj.M^pafTabeft Mcmphis,quondam arx i5.gypti regum : unde ad Ammonis 



lum xij.dieru itcr eft,ad fcifluram autcNiIi,quod appdlauimus Delta, xy*M,pafl^NiIus 50 



incertis 



