America: Being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the Nevv VVorld Containing the Original of the Inhabitants, and the Remarkable Voyages Thither. The Conquest of the Vast Empires of Mexico and Peru, and Other Large Provinces and Territories, with the Several European Plantations in Those Parts. Also Their Cities, Fortresses, Towns, Temples, Mountains, and Rivers. Their Habits, Customs, Manners, and Religions. Their Plants, Beasts, Birds, and Serpents. With an Appendix, Containing, Besides Several Other Considerable Additions, a Brief Survey of What Hath Been Discover'd of the Unknown South-land and the Arctick Region.

AMERICA: BEING THE LATEST, AND MOST ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE NEVV VVORLD; CONTAINING The Original of the Inhabitants, and the Remarkable Voyages thither. THE CONQUEST OF THE VAST EMPIRES OF Mexico and Peru, AND OTHER LARGE PROVINCES and TERRITORIES, WITH THE SEVERAL EUROPEAN PLANTATIONS IN THOSE PARTS. ALSO Their Cities, Fortresses, Towns, Temples, Mountains, and Rivers. Their Habits, Customs, Manners, and Religions. Their Plants, Beasts, Birds, and Serpents. WITH An APPENDIX, containing, besides several other considerable Additions, a brief Survey of what hath been discover’d of the Unknown South-Land and the Arctick Region.

Collected from most Authentick Authors, Augmented with later Observations, and Adorn’d with Maps and Sculptures, by JOHN OGILBY Esq; His Majesty’s Cosmographer, Geographick Printer, and Master of the Revels in the Kingdom of IRELAND.

LONDON, Printed by the Author, and are to be had at his House in White Fryers, M. DC. LXXI.

A Catalogue of the Authors, which are either mention’d, or made use of in this Volume of America.

Abraham Mellinus Abraham Mylius Adriaen vander Donk Ælian Albertus Magnus Aldrete Ælius Lampridius Alexander Aphrodiensis Alexander ab Alexandro Alexander Guaginus Alonso Garcia Alonso de Ouagli Andræas Cæsariensis Angrin Jonas Antonio de Herrera Apuleius Aristonicus Grammaticus Aristotle Athanasius Kircher Augustinus Augustin de Tarcate Augustus Thuanus Ayton of Armenia

Balthazar de Amizquita Barnaba Cabo Bartholomæo de las Casas Benjamin Tudalensis

Caspar Barlæus Castaldus Charles Rochfort Christopher Arcisseuski Cicero Claude de Abbeville Clemens Alexandrinus Conradus Gesner Cornelius Nepos Cornelius Witfleet Ctesias Curtius Cyrianus

David Ingran David Powel Diodorus Siculus Dionysius Halicarnassæus Dirk Ruiters Dithmar Blefken Duarte Mendez Seraon

Egydius Fletcher Emanuel de Moraez Erasmus Stella Erick Roothaer Everhard Reid Eusebius Euthymius Zibagenus

Festus Avienus Francisc. Burmannus Francisc. Delapuente Francisc. de Gomara Francisc. Lopes de Gomesa Francisc. Raphelingius Francisc. Soarez Francisc. Tirolmonte Francisc. Xaverius Fullerus

Galenus Garcilasso de la Vega Genebrardus Gerardus Joannes Vossius Guido de Brez Guilielm. Piso Guilielm. Postellus

Harmannus Moded Henrick Haelbos Henrick Hawks Hernando de Leon Herodotus Hesychius Hieronim. Benzo Hieronim. Cardanus Homer Hugo Grotius Hugo Linschot

Jacob Bontius Jacob Panensis Jacob Rabbi Inca Garcilasso Joannes Ardenois Joannes Bertius Joannes Chilton Joannes Gysius Joannes Johnstonus Jean de Laet Joannes de Ledesma Joannes Leonclavius Joannes Lery Joannes Mariana Joannes Nieuwhof Joan. van de Sande Joseph. Acosta Joseph. Anchieta Joseph. Scaliger Isaacus Pontanus Isaac. du Verne Isidorus Mendes Sequera Julius Cæsar Julius Cæsar Scaliger

Lactantius Lauren. Ananias Lauren. Bikker Lauren. Guascus Gerascius Lauren. Keymis Levinus Lemmius Lieven Aizma Lopez Vaz Lucan Lucretius Lodowick Leo Lysander

Manethon Persa Marcus Zeno Martin del Barco Martin Perez Matthæus van den Broeke Matthiolus Melchior Soiterus Mich. Lithower Michovius Miles Philips Moses