The Art of Navigation

tales The conclusion of "Occidentales" (West Indies) from the previous page., I found [it] so useful & necessary to those who have to travel by sea under your authority, that the duty of my station Nicolay refers to his role as "Géographe ordinaire du Roi," the King's official geographer voluntarily constrained me to make it understood to them through the translation that I present to them under your good grace & royal favor. Upon which I hope, Sire, that this marvelous number of your galleys, galiots, brigantines, & the great galleons, galeasses, carracks term: Carracks (original French "naus"): Large, multi-decked sailing ships capable of long ocean voyages, & other vessels of your East & West term: Levant & Ponent: Traditional maritime terms for the Mediterranean (East) and the Atlantic (West), will not lack a guide to lead them, by God's permission, not only to extend your rule beyond 그 of Xerxes, Alexander, & Caesar, but also, by the same means, to ensure that your Crescent The crescent moon was a personal emblem of Henry II, often associated with his motto "Donec totum impleat orbem" (Until it fills the whole world) becomes a full Diana The Roman goddess of the moon, also a subtle tribute to the King's influential mistress, Diane de Poitiers, and you a Phoebus A name for Apollo, the sun god, suggesting the King illuminates the world with his power, communicating his light to all