318 Henry Stevens's Historical and Geographical 
the Hast, were so recognized as they placed them, and required 
no new general name, but their names of particular localities, 
such as Terra Nova and Hautala were adopted. But - to the 
New World described by Vespucci, the case is differen 
age country was re. new, and as his was the teat a 
We 
country he described no name, but the RETA into Latin en- 
tled his little tract Mundus Novus. But time wore on, and the 
mistakes of the geographers, as well as those of Columbus and 
Vespucci, are made apparent.* 
Cosa, ig on Dr. Kohl's fac-simile the ——— words, Mar descubierta por Yng- 
leses, are placed too low down and hal inch too far west, thus conveying the 
idea that ‘he English had discovered Man 
In short ta Ooas’s coast line, from Cuba to the first mage was intended for 
Asia, and to this day answers better for Asia than America. The student, there- 
fore, who is not clear on these _— is liable to get the Polisacus (sometimes 
spelled Persie Bay, the Gulf of Maine, Rio Gomez, meres Memphram. 
be and Magog, Quin say, Cape Cod, Zaiton, Zipangu, “capes R ace ‘ok Henlopen, 
Carolina, Ciambu, Florida, Chicora, Cuba, etc., into a beautiful muddle. 
ateur ay aan from the times of Hy’ ianus, sere cay tioe ee P: Fries, 
and Muenster, to the present day, and no dou 
til scocgvegiers look more carefully into the chro sakouy and bibliography of "their 
subjects. With these explanations this map is perfectly intelligible, an and is recon- 
cilable with other ae maps oer since the discovery of the Pacific in 1513, er: « 
America first began to stand in geography independent of Asia. 
tion next to be asked is, how pes weet and ata did Sebastion Cabot 
to La Cosa and Ruysch, as far probably as the extent of the 
Lawrence. Compare Hakluyt’s map of 1587. Ru 
: means of eae many un) caaniens yf 1 sy 
Vecpaed and pornos ng a OF a pe e book is now in the cus 
Museum. Titer, after 
um. The writer, Riscedsatal caniousonn: 7 — 
America, at the end of March, 1864, had the great satisfaction of calling the 
: | - ig Bid. 
sie wast sone the Wikies ieee Monsieur Harrisse’s attention to it, and in his Bid. 
