The decades of the newe worlde or west India conteynyng the nauigations and conquestes of the Spanyardes, with the particular description of the moste ryche and large landes and ilandes lately founde in the west ocean perteynyng to the inheritaunce of the kinges of Spayne. ... Wrytten in the Latine tounge by Peter Martyr of Angleria, and translated into Englysshe by Rycharde Eden.

Bothnia.

BOthnia is so named of the precious furres of all sortes that are caried from thense into foraigne regions.* 1.1 For by these and theyr fysshynge, they haue great commodi∣tie.* 1.2 Salmons of the best sort are taken in these seas and are great ryches amonge these nations. Bothnia is diuided into twoo partes, as Nordbothnia, and South Bothnia, cauled Ostrobothnia. Nordbothnia, is termined with the south ende of the Lapones vnto the ende .78 30 69. Towarde the East, it is termined with this end and vnto the degree .78 30 68 20. Towarde the West, with the line terminynge the East syde of Suecia: And towarde the Southe, with the residue of the goulfe of Suecia from thende that hath degrees .63 69.

Ostrobothnia, towarde the East is termined from the said ende of the most East coaste. And towarde the South, with a line extended by the mountaynes frome this ende vnto the degree .71 66

Towarde the north and weste, with part of the goulfe of Suecia. &c.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Precious furres.
• * 1.2

  Fysshe.