an island of Arabia, in the Red sea, whose inhabitants are little and black. It is the best of all the islands in this sea, and here they fish for coral and pearls. N. Lat. 15°.

CAMASSEI, or CAMACE, ANDREA, painter of history and landscape, was born at Bevagna, and at first learned the principles of design and colouring from Domenichino; but afterwards he studied in the school of Andrea Sacchi, and proved a very great painter. He was employed in St Peter's at Rome, as also at St John Lateran; and his works are extremely admired, for the sweetness of his colouring, the elegance of his thoughts and design, and likewise for the delicacy of his pencil. Sandrart laments that the world was deprived of so promising a genius, in the very bloom of life, when his reputation was daily advancing. He died in 1627. At St John Lateran are to be seen, the Battle of Constantine and Maxentius; and the Triumph of Constantine; which are noble and grand compositions; and they afford sufficient proofs of the happiness of his invention, and the correctness of his execution. Also at Wilton, the seat of the earl of Pembroke, there is a picture of Venus with the Graces, said to be by the hand of Camassee.