Las sierras de donna Maria. the descending of them white paths like great sheetes; these high craggie mountaines are called Las sierras de donna Maria.
Isla Baque. And before you come to the sayde point of Bacoa, you shall discouer a little low Island euen with the Sea, and full of trees, which is called Isla Baque.
Directions from Isla Baque to Cape Tiburon.
Cape Tiburon.
The Isle of Nauaza.
IF you will goe from the Island Baque, or from the
point of Bacoa for Cape Tiburon, or to the isle of
Nauaza, you must stirre away Westnorthwest, and
edge in somewhat to the Northwest, and you shall
passe between Nauaza and Cape Tiburon.
Markes of Cape Tiburon, which is the Western cape of Hispaniola.
Cape Tiburon lyeth sliding downe to the Seaward, and maketh
a sharpe cliffe like the snout of a Tiburon or sharke-fish; and
vpon the top thereof it appeareth like white wayes with certaine
gullets or draines vpon it, which are caused by the passage of the
water from the mountaine in the Winter time.
Markes of the Isle of Nauaza
Nauaza is a little round Island full of trees or shrubs, and it lyeth East and West from Cape Tiburon, and from this small Island to go for Sierras de Cobre, or The mountaines or mines of Copper vpon the Southeast part of Cuba, you must stirre away Northnorthwest.
Directions from Cape Tiburon to Cabo de Cruz in Cuba.
Sierras de Cobre.
Sierras de Tarquino.
If you will saile from Cape Tiburon to Cape de Cruz in
Cuba, you must stirre away Northwest, and you shall
see the Sierras or mountaines de Cobre; and from
thence you may goe along the coast West towardes
Cabo de Cruz; and before you come at it you shall
see The great Tarquino, and from this Tarquino you
shall haue to Cape de Cruz 30. leagues, and this
great Tarquino is the highest land vpon all that coast; and then
