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
From this Cape the coast lyeth towards the North side Northwest about
three leagues all full of white cliffes steepe vp: and the last cliffe
is the biggest both in length and height, and sheweth to be the saile of
a ship when it is vnder saile. These white cliffes are 6 in number, and
this Cape hath in the face thereof a certaine round land that sheweth to
bee an Island afarre off: and it hath certaine poynts of rockes hard by
it. And two Cables length from the land is 25 fathomes water. Aboue
these white cliffes the land is plaine and euen: and it hath certaine
woods. There is much people in the countrey: of whom I wish thee to take
good heed.
From this Cape the land lyeth North and South; which is the first fall
of the Cape: and in the face thereof it hath a poynt of rocks, which
shewe themselues. [Sidenote: A good harbour.] And on the South side of
this Cape is a good harbour and road, and there is a Bay in the middest.
[Sidenote: The port of Saint Iulian.] From Cabo and Blanco to Puerto de
San Iulian are 37 leagues, and the coast lyeth North and by East and
South and by West. This harbour of S. Iulian hath in the entrance
certaine high hilles, which afarre off seeme to be towers. On the South
part of the entrance the chanell is deepest in the middest: and thou
must borrow neerer the North side then to the South. Within the harbour
are two Islands: thou must come to an anker hard to them. This hauen
lyeth in 49. degrees. [Sidenote: Islas de Ascensaom.] And betweene Cabo
Blanco and this The Islands of Ascension, and they be eight. [Sidenote:
Morro de Santo Yues, in 50 degrees large.] From this said harbour to the
hill of S. Yues are 35 leagues; the coast lyeth Northeast and Southwest:
it is a low land and euen and hath onely one hil, and it is a plaine
from one part to the another, and hath certaine cliffes to seaward, and
to the Southward, and to the South side it hath certaine little copples:
it standeth in 50 degrees large.
From the hill of S. Yues to Rio de Cruz are 8 leagues, Northeast and
Southwest: and on the Northside of the riuer it hath a very dry land,
and in the toppe it is plaine and lyeth two leagues broad layd out along
North and South, and the downefall on both sides hath as it were
saddles. This Cape hath many poynts of rockes lying 4 leagues into the
sea: and when thou hast sight of this land, it is goode for thee to
keepe from it a good bredth off. And going from thence thou mayest runne
in sight of the land in 25 fathoms.
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