FOOTNOTES
Clements R. (Clements Robert) Markham translation
Usado forArdito.
Patagna " Frivolezza.
Circa " Vecino.
Brava " Selvaggio.
Dispedino " Licenziano.
Madiana " Mediocra.
Formosa " Bella.
Levono " Portano.
Vaciare " Votare.
Scusono " Ricusano.
Dolentia " Infirmita.
Relato " Raccontato.
Profito " Utilita.
Dimostra " Indizio.
Folgato " Spassato.
Di basso " Sotto.
Sabiduria " Sapienza.
Corregemo " Racconciamo.
Difesono " Impedirono.
Uorata in un rio. " Incagliata in un fiume.
Dispopolato " Disabitato.
Damnato " Damaggiato.
J. DE LA COSA. CANTINO MAP.
m. de S. eufemia. Tamarique.
soto de uerbos. ilha Rigua.
C. de la Vela. boacoya.
aguada.
lago venecuela. golfo del unficismo.
almedabra.
m. alto. montansis albissima.
C. de espera.
y. de Brasil. ylha do Brasil.
y. de gigantes. ylha do Giganta.
C. de la mota. Costa de gente brava.
p. flechado.
aldea de turma.
costa pareja. Rio de fonseca.
m. tajado.
3 echeo. Cabo de las Perlas.
Campina. Ilha de la Rapossa.
ylhas de Sana.
G. de las Perla. Golfo de las Perlas.
Margaleda. terra de paria.
tres hr. I tres testigos.
boca del drago. boca del drago.
Six of the names are the same, all the rest are different. Juan de la Cosa gives twenty-two, the Cantino map fifteen names.
"From the tyme, therefore, that I fyrste determined to obeye theyr requestes who wylled me fyrst in your name to wryte these thinges in the Latine tongue, I did my endevour that al things myght come foorth with due tryal and experience; whereupon I repayred to the Bishop of Burgos, beyng the cheafe refuge of this navigation. As we were therefore secretely togeather in one chamber, we had many instruments parteining to these affaires, as globes, and many of those mappes which are commonly called the shipmans cardes, or cardes of the sea. Of the which, one was drawen by the Portugales, wherunto Americus Vesputius is said to have put his hande, beyng a man most experte in this facultie, and a Florentine borne, who also under the stipende of the Portugales had sayled towarde the South pole many degrees beyonde the Equinoctial. In this carde we founde the first front of this lande to be broder then the kynges of Uraba had persuaded our men of theyr mountaynes."
"Non vogliate negar l' esperienza Diretro al Sol, del mondo senza gente."
Transcriber's Notes:
Inconsistencies in the usage of capitalization, accents and spelling are preserved as printed. As remarked upon in several footnotes, these variations reflect linguistic differences present in the original material from which this text was translated and which have been retained as part of the translation process.
Minor obvious typographic errors have been corrected.