The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 14: America, Part IIIHakluyt, Richard
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The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 14: America, Part III
Hakluyt, Richard
Discoveries in geography -- English; Voyages and travels
I aduise thee that in going in thou take heede of a sholde which lieth
in the mouth of the bay: thou must leaue it to the Southward of thee,
and then plie to double a certaine Island which lieth within, and thou
must leaue it to the Northward of thee: and when it beareth on the North
or Northeast; thou mayest come to an ankor: for all is cleane ground.
[Sidenote: A Sierra de Gusriparim in 20 degrees.] And if thou chance to
come by this course, and fallest in 20 degrees, and seest many hilles,
and one among the rest very high and craggie: it is called A Sierra de
Guariparim, that is, the hill of Guaraparim, and seest another hill on
the North side, which is called A Sierra de Pero Cam: both these lie on
the South side of Spirito Santo. And from these hils thou shalt see a
little hill named Guaipel. And when thou seest these hilles, thou shalt
see three little Islands together, lying to the Southward: And then from
these thou shalt see another rockie, bare and round Island: and to the
land off this Island thou shalt see a great bay. If thou wilt thou
mayest ankor here safely. And if thou wilt go in, thou shalt bring thy
selfe East and West with the hill, and so thou mayest go in. And thou
shalt leaue a lowe land to the North of thee, which is called A Ilha de
Repouso, that is, the Isle of rest: and this Isle lieth along the coast:
and thou mayest be bold to ride betwixt it and the maine, giuing it a
breadth off.
From these three Islands to Spirito Santo are 12 leagues: and running
Northwards to come to Spirito Santo, thou shalt see another Island, and
shalt go a seaboord of it, and by and by the mouth of the bay will open
toward thee. And this bay standeth in 20 degrees.
The course from the bay de Spirito Santo to the bay of S. Vincent,
and the markes thereof. Also the course from Saint Vincent to the
riuer of Plate.
Sailing from Spirito Santo for Saint Vincent, thou mayest goe along the
coast, keeping seuen or eight leagues off, and must goe to seeke Cabo
Frio, that is, The cold cape. And as thou commest toward Cabo Frio, thou
hast a very great bay called Bahia de Saluador, that is, The bay of our
Sauiour. And from thence thou hast twelue leagues to Cabo Frio.
And before thou commest to Cabo Frio, thou hast two small Islands. Thou
mayest go safely either a sea boord of them, or else betweene them.
Thou shalt vnderstand that Cabo Frio hath as it were an Island in the
midst of the face or shew thereof, that doth cut off the cape.[38] Thou
mayest ride safely on the West side thereof for all is cleane ground.
Understand that Cabo Frio standeth in 23 degrees: and from it to Rio de
Ienero are twelue leagues, And this riuer of Ienero hath in the mouth
thereof 3 or 4 Islands. And if thou wilt go into this riuer de Ienero,
thou mayest well goe in betweene two Islands which stand in the entrance
of the riuer on the South side: neere vnto this riuer there is a great
hill seeming to bee a man with long haire.
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