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is older; that of Andreas Bianco (1436), published by Formaleoni, is nearly and cotemporary with ours. A general The original source, out of from which its author may have made use of has drawn his information cannot be traced; Ptolomy is certainly not taken for the basis; more probably the Arabic writers have been used, especially with respect to Africa: of those names that occur in the Marco Polo & other asiatic travellers, only some few are mentioned. The circumference of Europe is far greater than that of Africa and at least as great as that of Asia. We can here only communicate a few remarks of Prof Heeren. The north of Europe is represented in a very imperfect manner; Sweden under the name of Magna Gothia; Denmark is omitted is not laid down. In Prussia we find represented the wars of the Teutonic order of and the Lithuanians (which latter are still called heathens, though Christindom Christianity was had at that time already made great progress among them), with the inscription, "Hû sunt confimia paganorum at Christidnorum qui in Prusia adinvicem continuo bellant". Russia appears under the dominion of