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THE
INTRODUCTION.
For the more easy understanding the Form of the World.
THE whole globe of the Earth is considered as a body of land and water, divided as follows, viz.
Land into Continents, Islands, Peninsulas, Isthmusles, Promontories, Mountains———Water into Oceans, Seas, Gulphs, Streights, Lakes, and Rivers.
1. A Continent is a large piece of dry land, comprehending divers countries, kingdoms, and states, joining altogether without an entire separation of its parts by water.
2. An island is a part of dry land environed round with water.
3. A Peninsula is a part of dry land every where enclosed with water, save one neck adjoining the same to the Continent.
