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with a very curious and obferving Eye, having Ten 
Languages at his command, he was highly courted in 
all Places, efpecially at Rome; but retaining an old Love 
for the Gity Leyden^ he return'd thither, and fix'd un- 
der a generous Penfion from ttie Curators, who obliged 
him to read and teach Geography ^ of which he there 
publifli'd many noble Specimens^ as his Com, de 3 Rhent 
Alveis ac Ofiits, & de ^ Populis quondam Accolh cum Tah. 
Geograph j his Germania Antiqua ; his Defcriptio Italm 
Anttguie ; as alfo the Sicilia^ Sardinia and Corfica^ all 
illuftrated with Charts, and enriched with many admi- 
rable Obfervations. After his Death, in the Year 1613. 
Jofeph Forjlius publilh'd his IntroduSion to Geography, 
which Cluverius had drawn up before his Death, as an 
Abridgment of his Labours ; this Geographical Epitomy 
took wonderfully in moft Countries, being often Tranfla- 
ted and Printed in many Places, where feveral learned 
Men have thought it worth their time to Comment up- 
on it as Job. Frid. HekeliuSy Job. Reiskius^ and foh. 
BuHo^ to whofe excellent Notes the new Maps contained 
in this Volume are very well adjufted ; fo that the pre- 
fent Edition may be look'd upon as much the moft ufe- . 
ful and exaft, whether we regard the Gravings of the 
Charts, the Elegance of the Types, or theFulneftof 
the Annotations ; part whereof were never printed be- 
fore ; all which ^ut together, render the prefeht WorS 
the moft compleat and inftruftive Body of Geography 
yet extant. 
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