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Chap. 1. Of the Routes or Courses of the voyage from Portugal to the East Indies, page 13.
2. Roteiro Roteiro A Portuguese term for a pilot's logbook or a set of sailing directions. or Route, which are the courses for the passage to the East Indies, extracted or appointed by the King’s Pilot, Diego Afonso, Portuguese, page 14.
3. The Navigation from Cape Correntes to the shallows called Os Baixos da Iudia original: "Os Baixos da Iudia," now known as Bassas da India, a group of uninhabited atolls in the Mozambique Channel., and from there to Mozambique, page 16.
4. The Navigation from Mozambique toward India, page 16.
5. Route or the Navigation and courses from Lisbon to the East Indies appointed by the King’s Steersman, Vicente Rodrigues de Lagos, Portuguese, page 17.
6. To sail with these ships from Goa to Cochin, page 20.
7. Route or the courses of the Navigation from Cochin to Portugal, described by the same Pilot, Vicente Rodrigues de Lagos, page 20.
8. The Courses and navigation from India to the Cape of Good Hope original: "Cabo de boa Esperança.", noted by another Portuguese Pilot or Steersman, page 22.
9. The Navigation from Monte Delijn Mount Eli, a prominent coastal landmark for sailors on the Malabar Coast of India. to Portugal, which is the most important mountain located in India, namely on the Coast of Malabar, 6 miles north of Cannanore and 61 miles south of Goa, page 23.
10. Of the true sailing signs and knowledge of Cape Correntes, and the Islands As Ylhas Primeiras Portuguese for "The First Islands," located off the coast of Mozambique., of all the Harbors and Coast as far as Mozambique, page 24.
11. Route or the Navigation and courses from India to Porto Piqueno de S. Tiago (that is, the Little Harbor of St. James, which is the mouth of the River Ganges), located in the Kingdom of Bengal, page 26.
12. Another description of the same passage and courses from India to Porto Piqueno, or the Little Harbor of Bengal, noted by another Pilot, recounted more fully and correctly, with all the circumstances and extent thereof, page 27.
13. The Navigation from India to the Harbor of Aracan, which is the same way one takes to the Porto Grande, or Great Harbor, located in the land of Bengal, page 30.
14. The Navigation and Courses from India to the Harbor of Martaban, located in the Kingdom of Pegu A historical kingdom in modern-day Myanmar., with all the circumstances thereof, page 30.
15. Route or the Navigation from Cochin in India to Malacca, page 31.
16. Another fuller explanation of the Navigation and courses to sail from Goa in India to Malacca, with all the extent and circumstances, page 32.
17. To sail from Pulo Sambilão The Sembilan Islands off the coast of Malaysia; "Pulo" is the Malay word for island. through the Great Channel to Malacca, page 33.
18. Route or the courses of the Navigation from Malacca to Goa, with all the extent and circumstances thereof, explained in the fullest detail, page 33.
19. Description of all the harbors, coasts, and shallows of the east and south sides of the Island of Ceylon, with their latitudes original: "hooghten," literally "heights," referring to the sun's altitude used to determine latitude., courses, extent, and circumstances, with the Navigation along them to the fortress of Colombo, where the Portuguese keep their residence, page 37.
20. The Navigation and true courses from Malacca to Macau in China, with all the circumstances of the same passage, all shown in detail and most correctly, page 38.
21. The Navigation and courses from the Kingdom of Siam to China, with the circumstances thereof, page 47.
22. The Navigation and courses from the Island of Pulo Condor Now known as Côn Sơn Island, Vietnam. to the Harbor of Siam, page 48.
23. The Navigation and courses from the harbor of Cambodia to the Island of Pulo Timon Now Tioman Island, Malaysia., and to the Pedra Branca Portuguese for "White Rock," a landmark near the Singapore Strait., page 49.
24. The Navigation and courses from the harbor of Macau in China to the Island of Pulo Timon, and to the Strait of Singapore, page 49.
25. Route or the Navigation and courses from Malacca to Sunda, located on the Island of Java Major The island of Java., with all the circumstances and extent thereof most correctly explained and shown, page 51.
26. Route or the courses from the harbor of Bantam to the harbor of Callappa, which they call Sunda Kelapa The historic port of modern-day Jakarta., both harbors located on the north side of the island of Java Major, page 55.
27. Route or the courses from the Island of Pulo Timao to the Harbor of Sunda, on the island of Java Major, page 56.
28. Routes and courses along the Coasts of Sumatra, namely starting from the outer side beginning at the furthest end located at 5 degrees on the north side of the Equinoctial The Equator., to the Strait of Sunda of the island of Java Major, with all the circumstances thereof, page 57.
29. To sail from Callappa on the island of Java Major to China, with all the courses and extent of the same navigation, page 58.
30. The Navigation and courses, together with the description of the islands of Canton, with all the Coasts, capes, harbors, and islands of the Kingdom of China as far as Ningbo original: "Liampo," an old Portuguese name for the port of Ningbo..