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A gruesome and cruelly famous destruction among the Spanish Armada and the Indian Fleets, with great loss of ships and people, caused by a powerful and unspeakable storm and foul weather in the region of the Flemish Islands original: "Vlaemſche Eylanden." A common 16th-century name for the Azores, due to their early colonization by Flemings.. page 157.
Departure of Jan Huyghen from Terceira to Lisbon, and from there to Holland; an account of his journey, his experiences, and his arrival back in his fatherland. page 159.
Following is the Register of the Figures and Maps belonging in the Itinerario, and where they ought to be placed, as a reminder to know how the map of Guinea, Congo, and Angola, along with those of the Antilles, Brazil, and the description of those same regions (of which the pages are not numbered) should be bound, so that they appear in the correct order and sequence.
| Item Description | Page Reference |
|---|---|
| Firstly, the City and the Island of Mozambique. | page 6. |
| The city of Malacca and the Javanese; that is, those of Malacca and Java. | page 24. |
| The Chinese, both men and women, on foot. | page 32. |
| The Chinese being carried in palanquins for pleasure. | page. |
| The ship of China and Java used by the same Chinese. | page 40. |
| The City of Goa. | page 42. |
| The Bourse or market of Goa Bourse original: "Boersse." The central commercial exchange where merchants gathered.. | page 44. |
| The Portuguese walking and standing on foot. | page 46. |
| The Portuguese on horseback, following on the same page. | |
| The Portuguese carried in a Palanquin, following on the same page. | |
| The Fusta Fusta A narrow, light, fast galley used for trade and war in the Indian Ocean. with which they go to war, on the same page. | page 50. |
| The wives of the Portuguese settlers original: "Portugaloppſers," referring to the casados or married settlers. on foot. | page. |
| The same women carried in an uncovered Palanquin, following on the same page. | |
| The same women carried in a covered Palanquin, following on the same page. | |
| The same women with their husbands and slaves, on the same page. | page 58. |
| Brahmans, Deccanese, and Banyans Hindu social and merchant groups encountered by Linschoten in Goa.. | page 60. |
| The attire original: "beuſplost," likely a transcription error for "bruyloft" (wedding) or "bijgeloof" (superstition), but given the context of other plates, it refers to their costumes or customs. of the same, following on the same page. | |
| The burning of the dead husband with the living wife A reference to Sati, the historical funeral custom among some Hindu communities. near Goa, following on the same page. | |
| The state of the Ambassadors of Balaghat A region in the Deccan plateau. within Kanara, with his wife, Indian children, Lascarins Lascarin Local soldiers or guards., and Balhader, by the same. | |
| The villages and dwellings of the Indians, following on the same page. | |
| The ships used in the rivers, following on the same page. | |
| The Arabs and Abyssinians original: "Aberijns," referring to people from Ethiopia. with their wives. | page 60. |
| The Blacks or Kaffirs original: "Caffres." A historical ethnonym for East African peoples. of Mozambique, on the same page. | |
| The King of Cochin on an elephant with his peers about him. | page 64. |
| The Malabars and Moors of Cannanore, on the same page. | |
| The Mosque original: "Mesquita." and Pagodas or Indian Idols. | page 66. |
| The fruits: Jackfruit, Pineapple, Mango, Cashew, Jambu, etc. | page 80. |
| The "King's Tree" original: "Arbore de Ray," the Banyan tree., Durians of Malacca, and the shooting Bamboo. | page 80. |
| The Palmeiras or Palm trees on which the Coconuts grow, and the "dyke-trees" original: "Dijckboomen.", etc. | page 86. |
| The "Sorrowful Tree" original: "Arbore triste," the night-flowering jasmine., with the Betel, on the same page. | |
| The Island of Saint Helena. | page 140. |
| The Island of Ascension. | page 142. |
| The City of Angra, on the Island of Terceira. | page 150. |
| Item Description | Page Reference |
|---|---|
| The General Map of the entire navigation original: "baert," likely "vaert." of the Indies. | page 4. |
| The Map from the Cape of Good Hope up to the Great Lake A mythical lake in Central Africa often depicted on early maps., etc. | page 6. |
| The Map from the Great Lake, the coasts of Ormus, India, Ceylon to Bantam original: "Benden.", and Japan, etc. | page 10. |
| The Map of Malacca, Sumatra, the islands of Java, Maluku, China, the Philippines, and Japan, etc. | page 22. |
| The Map of Guinea and Angola, up to the Cape of Good Hope. | page 160. |
| Following at the front of the description of Guinea, Congo, and Angola, past the Cape of Good Hope, etc. | |
| Then the Map of the Antilles and Brazil, and at the front thereafter the description of America, including its parts such as New France Canada, Florida, the islands called the Antilles, Cuba, Lucaya The Bahamas, Jamaica, etc. |
End of the Register of the first Book of the Itinerary.