English: A map of the world represented as a single elongated spheroid, with the prime meridian running through or near the Cape Verde

Islands: with the exception of <e Luca antara ” no place names are marked. The main feature of interest is a great antarctic continent almost enclosing the globe: commencing near Cape Horn the coastline runs nearly due east as far as the longitude of Madagascar where it bends away to the south-east and the line is broken: at the bend there is an entry “ PORTUGUEZES, with artillery , 1606 A.D after a short distance the coast-line is resumed in a north-easterly direction: here, below the area Java-Timor, is marked INDIA MERIDIONAL discovered in the year 1601 the general configuration of the country is similar to that shown on a larger scale in the map on folio 52: “ Luca antara” appears as a promontory running up towards Java: the coast-line is broken in the longtitude of New Guinea where the map ends: the eastern corner of New Guinea can be seen, however, on the extreme left of the map: some miles south-east of this is an island with its south coast left blank, and south of this again appears a large area of land, the coast line of which runs south-east for three-quarters of the distance across the Pacific and then turns south-west: at the north-west corner of this area appears the note, “ Discovered by the CASTELHANOS, 1609 A.D.”

The reference in the note “ PORTUGUEZES with artillery, 1606 AM.” is not immediately obvious, and the locality is outside the scope of the present paper: possibly Eredia refers to the Portuguese possessing “ fire-arms and guns ” who were found in 1606 by a Dutch ship driven to 41° South: see Part II Chapter 6 (page 67 supra). The remark “ INDIA MERIDIONAL discovered in the year 1601 ” presumably has reference to Eredia’s own £ discovery The note “ Discovered by the CASTELHANOS, 1609 A.D.” apparently refers either to the voyage of Quiros, or to that of Torres in 1606. In one of Quiros’ Memorials translated into Dutch and published in 1612, there? is a map showing a Terra per Petrum Fernandez de Quir recens detecta, dim vero sub nomine TERRAE AUSTRALIS INCOGNITAE celebrata the land in question is represented as a large area stretching almost the whole distance from New Guinea to Cape Horn. (Wood. The Discovery of Australia . (1922). pp. 189, 198). According to Dr. Arias, when Quiros had sailed south-east from the New Hebrides as far as 26° S. “they saw to the South very extensive and thick banks of clouds in the horizon, and other well-known signs of mainland Markham. The Voyages of P. F. de Quiros. ( Hakluyt Society. 1904.) Vol. II. p. 529). Now Captain Don Diego de Prado y Tobar, who succeeded Quiros in command of the expedition, wrote from Goa in 1613 to the King of Spain, enclosing a map of the route taken by Torres: (Stevens and Barwick. New Light 07t the Discovery of Australia, (Hakluyt Society: 1930). pp. 34, 38): it is quite possible that Eredia met this man at Goa.