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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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r n y a une fi grande quantité dEIephans dans le Zanguebar quil. plm fe trouve des enceintes ou efpeces de murailles dune licuë de circuitdis Indes, qui ne font faites que des dents de ces animaux. On y parle plufieurs langues différentes. Les Peuples y ont beau-coup de courage, & fê fervent fort adroitement de leurs armes quifont des haches, des arcs, de longues épées, & de petits poignards.Leur bravoure ou plûtoft leur témérité eft fi grande, quun hommefeul pour une fort petite recompenfe , entreprendra den aller atta-quer dix ou douze. La Religion y eft fort différente. Les Portugaisont introduit le Chriftianifme en quelques endroits ; mais la Maho-metane eft la dominante. On y trouve des Juifs, & quelques Idolâtres.Les Portugais font les fêuls Peuples de lEurope qui ont des Placesdans le Zanguebar. Ils y occupent Mozambique , les Chafteaux deQuiloa ,de Melinde , & quelques autres. Le Vice-Roy deGoa ennomme les Gouverneurs. DE LAFRIQUE. FIGURE XXXVI. 9$
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$4 D E 1/ A F R I QU E. De Cljle de Zocotora & des petites qui lenvironnent. ZOcoTORAa efté connue des Anciens fous le nom de Dîofi*cordie ou Diofcitrias. LUe eftoit baignée de la Mer dAzanie ,ch 2B: . nous lappelions maintenant Zocotora. Elle eft dans la Merdes IndesVAfrique C vers lembouchure du Détroit de Babelmandel, & à lOrient de laP*& 6;4. Cofte dA jan, dont elle neft feparée que par un Canal de vingt lieuès.On ne fçait qui en a fait la découverte , mais elle fut reconnuepar un Portugais nommé Edouart de Leme , lannée 1507.Sa Cofte paroift de loin par la hauteur de Tes Rochers qui en ren-* dent la Navigation tres-dangereufe. Aufli les Vaiffeaux Etrangersne fe hazardent dy aller mouiller que fous la conduite dun Pilotedu Pais. Quoy quelle foit fort peuplée, on tient quil ny a quune Ville& trois Bourgs. La Ville porte le nom de lIfle. Lair y eft naturellement chaud , mais les vents de Mer le tem-pèrent. La Terre eft montagneufe, feche & fterile: i

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  • booksubject:Geography
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  • bookpublisher:Paris__D__Thierry
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