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COLUMBUS — melius Colonus Christophorus, Genuensis. Hic Geographiae et Astronomiae apprime peritus, quô pactô novum Orbem, quem, quia in veram Indiam, h. e. Orientalem se delatum esse suspicatus fuerat, Indiam appellavit, postmodum Americam et Indiam… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
JAMAICA — quae nunc Ins. S. Iacobi nuncupatur, ins. est ampla maris Sept. ab Hispaniola 25. leuc. in Occ. a Cuba ins. in Austr. 20. Mer. S. Bernardi insulas et Carthagenam respicit, Occ. Iucaranas terras, seu Fonduram versus fertur, in longit. 50. mill.… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Jordanus — or Jordan Catalani (f. 1321 1330) was a French Dominican missionary and explorer in Asia known for his Mirabilia describing the marvels of the East.He was perhaps born at Severac in Aveyron, north east of Toulouse. In 1302 he may have accompanied … Wikipedia
Giovanni de' Marignolli — (Latin: John Marignolli; English: John of Marignola), a notable traveller to the Far East in the fourteenth century (fl. 1338–53), born probably before 1290, and sprung from a noble family in Florence. The family is long extinct, but a street… … Wikipedia
Origin theories of Christopher Columbus — Christopher Columbus depicted in The Virgin of the Navigators by Alejo Fernández, 1531–36. The exact origin of Christopher Columbus (his national or ethnic background) has been a source of speculation since the 19th century.[1] However, it is… … Wikipedia
AMERICA Meridionalis — quae ctiam Peruviana nuncupatur a Peruviae regno, haber ad Septentrionem mare Boreale, ad ortum Ocenum Aethiopicum, ad Austrum mare Magellanicum, fretaque Magellanicum et Maereum, adoccasum autem mare Pacisicum, seu Austrinum. Americae… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
TAPROBANE — ZEILAN, teste Fo. Barriô cum Varrerio, insul. magna maris Indici intra Gengem contra Cory promontor. (non Sumatra, ut Mercator ait, longe in ortum distans, cum Ptol. illam apud Cory promontor. Indiae citerioris describat) cuius ambitus 2000. mill … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Saint Thomas Christians — This article addresses the Saint Thomas Christians and the various churches and denominations that form the Nasrani people. Part of a series on Christianity … Wikipedia
Kollam — Kollam … Deutsch Wikipedia
Amchoor — Mangue (fruit) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Mangue. La mangue est le fruit tropical du manguier, grand arbre de la famille des anacardiacées, originaire des forêts du Pakistan et de la Birmanie où il pousse encore … Wikipédia en Français
