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northern, part of this coast-line. Thirdly, the relation of 

 the islands named " Ysles de Magna" and" " y° de Saill" to 

 the remainder of the map is now explained. Let the coast- 

 line from ' C. de Fremose' southwards be moved into its 

 true position, and the islands in question will correspond 

 roughly with the peninsula from Auckland to the North 

 Cape. 



The name ' Fremose,' fair or beautiful, as applied to the 

 East Cape, may have a special significance. Voyagers well 

 know the difference between the rough water south of that 

 cape and the calm water of the Bay of Plenty. 



A legend on Mercator's map (1569), to the effect that the 

 Cape of Terra Australis lay in 42deg. S., 2 appears to confirm 

 our conclusion as to the south terminal point of the eastern 

 coast-line of Jave la Grande, exclusive of the south-eastern 

 extension, for it is much more probable that the latitude of 

 the first or last seen point of the new continent would be 

 thus noted and commemorated than that of any intermediate 

 one. 



To sum up, I submit that the assumption of the theoretical 

 character of" the line from ' Baye Neufve ' to ' C. de Fre- 

 mose ' is justified by the analogy of other such lines on the 

 same map, and reconciles a greater number of discrepancies 

 than any other assumption. 



The outline map, which accompanies this paper was drawn 

 by Mr. John McCance, F.R.A.S., to whom I gratefully 

 acknowledge my obligation. The thick outline is that of the 

 modern maps, and represents so much of Australia as was 

 known to certain French map-makers of the 16th century ; 

 the thin outline is that of those map-makers, and is added 

 for the purpose of comparison. The whole may be regarded 

 as a key to the views expressed in this paper. 



2 " Hie in latitudine 42gr. ; distancia 450 leucarum a capite Bonse Spei, et 600 a 

 promontorio S. Angustini inventum est promontorium Terra; australis, ut annotavit 

 Martinns Fernandus Denciso in sua Kumma Geographia." 



