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The final edition of the Viaggi appeared in 1606, and the maps are identical to those of the second edition with the exception of the page numbers. (...) The map is derived from that of Gastaldi-Ptolemy/ Newfoundland is slightly changed, but basically still represents as a group of islands. (...) “The decorative features of the map strongly emphasize the importance of fishing off the eastern coast. The Grand Fishing Banks are denoted here by the long curved stippled ‘shoal’ named “Isola della rena”. “Rena is equivalent to the French ‘’sablon” and this in turn is Sable Island.” (Kershaw ,Entry 15)
“The upper Bay of New York can be clearly identified with the region named Angoulesme to the east; the coast of Flora to the west is thought to represent the south of Long Island. Port Real is Newport Bay and Port du Refuge is Narragansett Bay”. (Burden, p.31)
, (Kershaw ,Entry 15); (Burden, p.31)
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