A note of the lying of the land unto the Southward of
Port Desire.
IN primis, Seales bay standeth unto the Southwards of
Port Desire 12 leagues Southsouthwest. Furthermore,
unto the Southwards of Seales bay 3 leagues, you shall
have very low land. Also more unto the Southwards of
Seales bay 7 leagues, in the heighth of 48 degrees 40
minuts, you shall see a rocke 5 leagues off the shore,
the land lying Southwest and by South.
Item, In the latitude of 49 degrees 1/2, you shall see a
small flat Iland, about a league and an halfe off the shore,
the land lying Southwest and by South. Furthermore,
from the latitude of 49 degrees 1/2 unto the latitude of 50
degrees, the land lieth South and by West, and is high
land.
Item, From the latitude of 50 degrees unto the latitude
of 50 degrees 40 minuts, the land lieth Southwest and
by South. Furthermore, from the latitude of 50 degrees
40 minuts unto the latitude of 52 degrees 17 minuts, the
land lieth South and by West, North and by East.
Item, In the sayd latitude of 52 degrees 17 minuts,
there goeth in an harborow, which is to be knowen by
a long beache that lieth on the South side of the harborow. Moreover, the sayd harborow standeth 12 leagues
unto the Northwards of
Cape Joy. Furthermore, from
the latitude of 52 degrees 17 minuts unto the latitude of
52 degrees 40 minuts (in which heigth standeth
Cape
Joy) the land lieth Southsoutheast, and Northnorthwest.
Item, Comming from the Northwards, you shall see
before you come to
Cape Joy, a very long beach, about
the length of 8 leagues, being 5 leagues short of the cape
unto the Northwards. Also unto the Southwards of the
cape, you shall see another beach about a league long,
adjoyning hard under the cape; about which beach is the
entrance of the Streights of Magellan, the which Straights
are in breadth sixe leagues over, from the cape unto the
South shore, lying South and by East.
Item, From
Cape Joy, being the entrance of the streight
of Magellan, unto the first narrow passage of the sayd
streight; the course is West and by North, and East
and by South, and are distant 18 leagues; the land being
in breadth from the one side to the other one league.
Item, From the first narrow unto the second narrow
passage, the course is West & by South, and East and
by North; and the distance is 12 leagues: and in breadth
the one side is from the other about two leagues over.
Item, from the second narrow unto the islands that
be called Elizabeth, Bartholomew, and Penguin ilands,
the distance is 5 leagues, and the course is Southwest
and Northeast: the islands being distant a league and
an halfe the one from the other.
Item, From the sayd ilands unto Port Famine is 16
leagues: the course is Southsouthwest, and Northnortheast. Moreover, from Port Famine unto
Cape Froward,
the course is South and by West, and North and by
East: and they are distant 8 leagues asunder.
Item, From
Cape Froward unto S. Jeromes river, is
16 leagues: the course is Northwest and Southeast. Also
from S. Jeromes river unto the uttermost land on the
South side, the which is called Cabo Deseado, the course
is Northwest & somewhat to the Northward, and are
distant 30 leagues. So the whole length of the streight
of Magellan is 105 leagues.