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Title: Description de l'univers
Year: 1683 (1680s)
Authors: Mallet, Allain Manesson, 1630?-1706?
Subjects: Geography Géographie
Publisher: Paris, D. Thierry
Contributing Library: University of Ottawa
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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eu appellée par les Anciens Hepanomos, sétenddepuis le Village deGize qui eft auprès du Caire jufquà Momfalot.Sa Ville principale eft le Caire, qui eft la Capitale de toute lEgypte. La Haute Egypte appellée Thebaide par les Anciens,a fa Ville prin-cipale Afna ou Ifne, anciennement Syenc, par laquelle les Anciensfaifoient paffer leur fécond climat. Elle eft bâtie au proche du Nil,fur une colline qui sétend le long de ce Fleuve. On peut juger queceft une Ville fort Ancienne par un Temple des Payens quon y voitencore tout entier, ceft auprès de cette Ville quon voit iinedes prin-cipales Cataractes du Nil. Ces Cataractes font des rochers qui cou-pent le Nil par fa largeur en façon de cafeades, & qui empêchent quilne foit navigable depuis lAbiffinie, jufqifen Egypte. Nous parle»rons des premiers Cataractes, quand nous traiterons de lAbimnie. DE LAFRIQUE.FIUURE XXIII. \ r-^1 Ji\ J3\ m\ ~^ 7ïï JlllllllhlIIIIHIIII tlMIlUllilliHL ■—■ il ■—ta Me r Meut ter rjjvee s 9
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  • bookcentury:1600
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  • booksubject:Geography
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  • bookpublisher:Paris__D__Thierry
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