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P. 37
Incomiciando dalmeridionale
lito delmare inssulla stretta boccha
che miglia sedici elargho ilchanale
eadongni parte monte erocche
sta laccitta disetta laqual sale
sei giorni agrecho disopra amoroccha
ealtretanto adirinpetto adessa
permezzo di lagran cipta difessa

Disotto asetta forse mille miglia
giu per quellito sapocha notizia
dandarvi luomo dirado siconsiglia
ne perdiletto ne peravarizia
egia ne furono chepermaraviglia
vollono passare piu voltre echontrestizia
diloro eddiloro giente fertalgita
chemai poy non siseppe dilor vita

In quelle mille miglia dimarina
verso libecco truovi prima arzilla
poy laracha leassai vicina
salle poy seghue che unabuona villa
unfiume cheallato lechonfina
chedalmonte atalante sidistilla
permezzo fessa passa ecientocinquanta
miglia ainsinola easetta altretanta

[Initial: Two-line decorated capital letter "I" in blue with red pen flourishing (including harping and frogspawn) introduces the text, with a manicule in the margin.]

[Image: Right and lower margin, a map of the Straits of Gibraltar and the coasts of southern Spain (label: Spagnia) and northwest Africa oriented with east at the top. The map extends the entire length of the page on the right hand side. (label: Spagnia) appears at the top left, and the northwest coast of Africa runs lengthwise down the page. The Mediterranean Sea (label: Mare Meridiano) at the top flows into (label: Mare di Spagnia) at the bottom. The African coast is labeled top to bottom: (label: Septa), (label: Rabat), (label: Fessa), (label: Arzilla), (label: Meroe), (label: Laraccia), (label: Çamor), (label: Fassi), (label: Garolla). (label: Rabat) is illustrated by a tower, while (label: Fessa) and (label: Meroe) are represented as walled towns. A white flag flies above Meroe. The Canary Islands at the bottom of the page are labeled: (label: Lancilotto), (label: Fr***taria), (label: Canaria), and (label: Delinferno)—the last referring to Tenerife. Scribal notes directed the artist to paint them in particular colours. (Note: a) for white or alba appears on (label: Delinferno) and (label: Lancilotto); (note: Ro) for red or rosso appears on (label: Canaria).]