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St. Thorn a and TarayV'a, the Inlets Manangea and Itapemeri, and the River Guarapari, 

 famous for the Mountain fero Qam towards the North, and Guapel to the South. 

 •The Ifland S ah ago, round and mountainous, lies before the Mouth of the River 

 Guarapari, where the Main Coaft grows uneven and Hilly. On the North-Eaft 

 Point of Spirito Santo a long ridge of Rocks appears above the Sea ; and near the Inlet 

 rifes three black Hills on the South, and two Leagues up in the Countrey the bro. 

 ken Mountain Meftre Aharo, which extends along the Sea-Coaft. The River Des 

 Qi^eyos liagos encompafles three Mountains feverally, and makes three Iflcs. The 

 Coaft on each fide of the River Dolce is very plain and even, but Qricare hath a mix- 

 ture of high and low Lands, In the Mouth of the River Maranipe lies a great com- 

 pany of white Shelves near together, appearing afar offas if all one. Tarairepe is re- 

 raarkable by the high Trees growing on it. The Mouth of the River CaruVelas lies 

 full of Sand-plats. Near the Beacon Taubaen rifes a red Cliff from which a fandy 

 Point reaches to the River Curubabo. Before Torto Seguro lie fcveral dangerous 

 Rocks in the Sea, to the Southward of which rifes the High-land Cape Tafqual. Not 

 far from hence Santa Crtti^ a good Haven for fmall Veflels, from whence the Coaft 

 extends North North*Eaft, and South South*Weft, to i^io Grande, where the Shoals 

 call'd Baxos de St. jtntomo y making a dangerous Entry, force the Ships for the 

 moft part to keep three Leagues from the Shore. Beyond the Arm of <%jo Grande 

 appear three high Mountains covered with Trees 5 from whence to Ilheos is a iafe 

 PaiTage free from Shelves. Eight Leagues farther,the River Dos Contas runs between 

 two broken Cliffs into the Sea : in the Mouth of it rifes a Rock refembling a high 

 Ifland. Between Ilkeos and Contas the Coaft rifes alfo, but falls low again in a Bay, 

 where white Sugar*Mills, formerly belonging to Lucas Giraldes, are feen at a great 

 diftance. The Countrey on each fide of the River Camanu is plain • the Stream it 

 felf hatha wide Mouth, andrefpe&s with its Northern Shore the Ifle Cayepa, dan- 

 gerous for the many Shelves which are about the fame. The River Tinbare is known 

 by the Mountain Mono de Santo Taulo, which rifes like a Galley on the Southern 

 Shore. Twelve Leagues farther opens the Bay of Todos losSanflos, on whofe Eaft* 

 ftern Point ftands the Caftle Jntonio, and before the Northern Shore the Ifland To- 

 poam y to the Eaft and South-Eaft low and ftrong. The River Das Tedras falls with 

 a wide Mouth into the Ocean. Next you pafs by the Streams Tapicuru, %eal Vafa- 

 baris and Francifco, known by a low Promontory, The Rivers Miguel, Antonio, Qa» 

 maragiliy Torto Caho, Formofo, and Serinhaem, difembogue alfo into the Sea. Next 

 the Stream Das fedras rifes the Promontory St. Jugujline, all overgrown with 

 Buflies and Brambles. Five Leagues Southward lies the fmall Ifle Jlexo. The Coaft 

 from St, Augufiine to Ternambuco extends North and by Eaft, and South and by Weft. 

 The Ifland Tamaraca lies in the Mouth of the Stream Gajana ; and fifteen Leagues 

 farther appears Tarayba . between which two the Shelf Tedra Furada extends three 

 Leagues along the Coaft, and another from the Shore of the Promontory Blanco, 

 where the Road Torto de Franefes affords Seamen fecure Anchorage for Shipping. 

 Next to Tarayba follow the Havens Treicaon, Tipa, and $ufios> the Stream Siara and 

 Maragnan, which wafties the Weftern part of$rajile, and is taken for the Boundary 

 between the Spantft Indies and the Tortuguefe, according to the Divifion by Pope 

 Mexander the Sixth, Anno i 5 02. Laftly, there belongs to Brafile the Ifland Fernando 

 de Noronbo, in three Degrees of Southern Latitude. The Capuchin, Claude de Abbe* 

 Yille, going thither, found the fame to be fix Leagues in circumference, and extra- 

 ordinary fruitful ; befides good frefii Water, Peafe, Beans, Maiz, Potato's, Melons, 

 Cotton, Cattel, wild Goats, and all forts of Poultrey, which this Ifland affords; 

 but it chiefly abounds with great variety of a fort of Birds which fuffer themfelyes 



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