The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea. Vol. II

Note 121 — GOMES EANNES DE AZURARA;

C. Raymond (Charles Raymond) Beazley translation

Nordenskjöld, Periplus, p. 114 (1897), gives a confirmation from experience. "There is hardly any doubt that the ship-drawing on the Atlas Catalan is in the main correct.... Even in my time, Norwegians went out fishing on Spitzbergen in large undecked boats, somewhat like that of Ferrer."

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