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the Hcittentots, a people with whom we be^ 
gin to be better acquainted fince the publi- 
cation of fome late travels into this part of 
the world. 
Having now doubled the Cape, you pro- 
ceed northward till you come to the coaft 
of Guinea; thence you pafs the rivers Gam- 
bia, and Senegal on the Negro-coaft, leav- 
ing, a little to the weft ward, firft, the Cape 
de Verd iflands, then the Canaries, and fi- 
nally the ifland of Madera. On the fouth 
fide of the Equator, you obferve two fmall 
iflands, at a confiderable diftance from the 
continent, St. Helena and Afcenfion, both 
in the track of our Eaft-India (hips. There 
is alfo an ifland on the eaft coaft of Africa, 
called Madagafcar, too large to have efcaped 
your notice. 
This map of the continent of America, 
and of the Weft India iflands, requires to 
be ftudied with fome attention ; particularly 
North America, as without a competent 
knowledge of that country, you cannot pof- 
fibly underftaud the hiftory of your own 
times. 
By North America is generally under- 
ftood that traft of country which lies be- 
tween the northern extremity of Hudfon's 
Bay 
