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Fut autrefois un Roiaume her[edi]taire sans distinction de sexe appelé premierement Misraïm, c'est a dire Estroit, acause de sa forme, où de son fondateur puis Egypte, du surnom de Ramesses un de ses Rois. Il a este divisé en 36 nomies où Roiaume. Il est le plus riche du monde en Bleds, Pasturages et animaux pour la fecondité du Nil qui l'arrouse; C'est ou les Sciences, les Arts, les Loix Civiles et les Ordres de Religieux Chrestiens ont pris naissance, d'où les Pheniciens, et les Grecs, sont sortis, et ou le Papier s'est trouvé. La Religion Mahometane s'i-professe. Il a commencé en 1879 par Misraim et se gouverne par un Bacha que le grand Seigneur y envoie et quil de pose quand bon lui semble
EGYPT
Was in the old days an hereditary Kingdom without distinction of sex called at first Mizraim, which is to say Narrow, because of its shape, or from its founder then Egypte, of the surname of Ramesses one of its Kings. It was divided in 36 nomies or Kingdoms. It is the richest in the world in Wheat, Pastures and animals for the fertility of the Nil that waters it; It is where Sciences, Arts, Civil Laws and Christian Religious Orders were born, from where the Phoenicians, and the Greeks, came out of, where Paper found itself [was invented]. The Mahometan Religion is professed there. It was started in 1879 by Mizraim et is governed by a Bacha the the great Lord sends there and that he get rid off whenever he wishes.
So that's it for Egypt:
- Started about 4000 years ago
- Was first called Mizraim, like in the Bible
- Was an extremely fertile land (what happened?)
- Is the birth place of science, art, civil law, Christian orders, the Phoenicians, the Greeks (what?!) and paper
So that's why some dates on the map don't match each other. The map was updated several times and the older parts weren't always updated in the process.The first edition of this Atlas was published by Nicolas Jauegon in Paris 1688 and later it had subsequent engravings of it from different engravers through the years.
I went on the website, saw the price and immediately understood why there are so many counterfeiters!Taking as a reference 1787 Jaugeon / Desnos Wall Map of the World in Hemispheres website which has a good description of the story of this map and they do sell the original of it, we can understand a bit more about the cartographers of it and how much effort they put into it, in order to have a decent work as mapmakers.
