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After all, I am far from thinking it has no faults, 'tis 
very well if fuch as are found, be not many, or very 
grofs. Iconfefs my own greateft doubts are about the 
ftretching of the Sea-Coafts. And 'tis therefore that I 
exprefs them in a faint and pale Colour, to fignifie the 
uncertainty thereof. But as to the Latitudes, I have 
more affurance of their being well noted, and lufpedt 
but little miftakes, if there be any therein. 
I am yet in fufpence whether the North-Eaft-Point 
which you fee bearing off in the Map, may run quite 
onto America? or how far thither- ward it may reach. 
I formerly thought Nova Zewbla had been a Conti- 
nent, and when 1 wrote my Opinion herein to Mr. Olden- 
boitrgy he put it into one of his Tranfa&ions. But I have 
fince been better informed, and retraced that Error. 
And whereas the lateMonfieur VoJJms would needs per- 
fuade hicnfelf, as well as he did others to their Ruine, 
that there was a paiTage to Japan by the North, and 
that the Tartarian Countreys behind Nova Z mbla did im- 
mediately decline towards the South 3 I did always op- 
pofe it, and think I can even demonftrate the Impoffi- 
bility thereof. So that what he wrote to encourage 
Mariners to that attempt, was even dire&ing them to 
the point of Death, as it afterwards enfu'd. 
My intention is, if I Live, and may have leifure for 
it, to make feveral particular Maps of the fundry Coun- 
tries contained in this General One, and to give the De- 
fcriptions which appertain to each. 
