THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



Cananea. 



Rio de San 



Francisco. 



Boca de Over- 

 niron. 



llha de 

 Arvoredo. 



SantaCatalina 

 a great Island. 



Porto de 

 Patos. 



Porto de Don 

 Roderigo. 

 Laguna. 



Rio de Martin 

 de Sousa. 



The course from Saint Vincent to the river 

 of Plate. 



Rom S. Vincent to Cananea thou hast 

 40 leagues : and the coast lieth North- 

 east and by East, and Southwest and by- 

 West. From Cananea to the river of 

 Saint Francisco are fifteene leagues, and 

 the coast lieth Northeast and Southwest. 

 There is a little Island, which hath as 

 it were two bayes, and a good rode, and is in 26 degrees 

 and a quarter, and towards the maine it is hie and 

 craggie. 



From San Francisco to Boca de Overniron are 26 

 leagues, and the coast lieth North & South. Also thou 

 must marke that the river of San Francisco hath a great 

 entrance, and 3 small Islands, and to seaward it hath a 

 good road ; and the maine is high and craggie. 



From this Boca de Overniron to llha de Arvoredo 

 thou hast no great markes be observed : but this Boca 

 is a very great bay, and this bay is deepe within the 

 Island, and is a good road, and hath many Islands, and 

 standeth in 28 degrees. And to the North of this Island 

 under the point there is a good road : and there is no 

 other road hereabout but this, and it is under the 

 Island. 



From hence thou shalt have sight of the Isle called 

 Santa Catharina, which is a great Island about eight or 

 nine leagues long, and lieth North and South. And 

 hard by even with this Hand is Porto de Patos, which 

 standeth in 29 degrees. And from Porto de Patos to 

 Porto de Don Roderigo are ten or eleven leagues : and 

 the coast lieth North and South. And from Porto de 

 Don Roderigo to Laguna are 5 leagues. And this is 

 a good harbour for all winds, except the Northeast 

 wind. 



From the Laguna to the river called Rio de Martin 

 de Sousa are 42 leagues. And the coast is somthing 



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