Cape Cantin on the coast of Barbarie: the markes and signes wherof be these following.
The markes to know Cape Cantin.
Cape Cantin is a lowe Cape and small to the sea ward, and maketh a snowt like the nose of a galley, and hath vpon the top of the poynt a Heath or shrubby place, and on the toppe thereof stand two homocks, that to the sea-ward being higher then the other; but that on the Souther side sheweth like a tower; and his Cape is in 32. degrees and 1/2.
And he that wil seeke from this Cape to discouer Punta de Naga beforesayd, must stirre away Southwest and by West, vntill hee bring himselfe Northeast and Southwest with the same point, and then he must stirre away South to fetch the said point.
The signes of Punta de Naga.
Punta de hidalgo. The said point or Head-land is an high point of Land, and plaine vpon the toppe like a table, and without it there are two litle rockie Islands; and vpon the North side of the said point is another point called Punta de hidalgo, and vpon the top thereof are a 2. picked rockes like vnto the eares of a Hare.
The course from the Canaries to the West Indise.
The calmes of Fierro. If you set saile from any of the Islands of the Canaries for the West Indias, you most stirre away 30. or 40 leagues due South, to the ende you may auoid the calmes of the Island of Fierro: and being so farre distant from the said Island, then must you stirre away West Southwest, vntill you finde your selfe in 20. degrees, and then saile West and by South vntill you come to 15. degrees and 1/2.
The variation of the compasse. And from thence stirre away West and by North; and so shall you make a West way by reason of the Northwesting of the Compasse: which West way will bring you to the Island of Deseada.
The markes of the Island of Deseada.
This Island Deseada lieth East Northeast, and West South-
