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A05569 Iohn Huighen van Linschoten. his discours of voyages into ye Easte & West Indies Deuided into foure bookes.; Itinerario. English Linschoten, Jan Huygen van, 1563-1611.; Phillip, William.; Rogers, William, b. ca. 1545, engraver.; Beckit, Robert, engraver. 1598 (1598) STC 15691; ESTC S111823 767,464 523

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nava_n madrigal_n arenalo_n auila_n segovia_n aranda_n de_fw-fr duero_n roa_n gunnel_n de_fw-fr y●an_n sepulueda_n soria_n osina_fw-la agreda_n tarasona_n molina_n siguenca_n cuenca_n huete_fw-fr villa_n rexo_fw-la de_fw-fr fuentes_n etc._n etc._n belmonte_n murcia_n lorca_n cartagena_n alcaras_n segura_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr sierra_n villa_n nueva_n de_fw-fr los_fw-la infant_n ocanna_n &_o castillia_n guadalaxara_n pios_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d v●●da_n 〈…〉_o jepas_n alcala_n de_fw-fr henares_n birivega_n madril_n puno_n en_fw-fr rostro_fw-la cubas_n &_o grennon_n galapagar_n ilescas_fw-la toledo_n almagro_n cuidad_fw-es real_a talevera_fw-mi de_fw-fr la_fw-fr reyna_n placentia_n truxillo_n caceres_n badaios_n alcantara_n serna_n merida_n fuento_fw-it el_fw-es maestro_n guadalcana_n xeres_fw-fr de_fw-fr badaios_n sivillia_n palma_n and_o guelue_n tevar_n and_o ardales_n ilerena_n cadiz_n gibraltar_n xeres_fw-la catmona_n lora_n and_o set_a filla_fw-la egija_n cordona_n anduxar_n wieda_n baesa_n quexada_n carcola_n s._n esteven_n martos_n jaen_n granada_n loxa_n &_o albama_n baca_n guadix_fw-la almena_n almunecar_o mutril_n salabrena_n malaga_n veles_n malaga_n pulchena_n ronda_n canary_n teneriffe_n la_fw-fr palma_n ●●9●_n 2_o don_n sancho_n 3_o don_n afonzo_n 4_o don_n sancho_n capello_n 5_o the_o earl_n of_o bologien_n 6_o don_n deniis_fw-la 7_o don_n afonzo_n o_o bravo_n 8_o don_n pedro_n 9_o don_n ferdinand_n 10_o don_n joan_n 11_o don_n duarte_n or_o eduart_n 12_o don_n afonzo_n 1●_n don_n joan_n 14_o don_n manoell_n 1●_n don_n joan_n 3_o 16._o don_n sebastian_n 17._o don_n henrick_n 18._o don_n philip_n king_n of_o spain_n