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orthobares. Le quel siet devers orient et chief en la
mer doccident. Le second diceulx quatres fleuves est
nomme gron ou Nilus. Si rentre dedens terre
par ung pertruis et sen court pardedens la terre
Et tant que il ressourt en la longue mer qui en
vironne toute ethiope si quil se depart en sept par
ties et va courant par egipte tant quil rechief en
la grant mer Les aultres deux fleuves. dont lun
est appelle tigris. et laultre eufrates sourdent en
hermenie pres dune moult grande montaigne
qui est nommee parthoacus. Et traversent ches
deux fleuves maintes grandes contrees tant que
ilz rencontrent la mer moyenne ou tous deux
se fierent dedens. Sicomme leur nature le requiert
Au deca de paradis terrestre tout alenviron a
moult de divers lieux sans nul retour car nulz
homs ny pourroit habiter ne trouver point
dont il peust vivre. Ainchois y treuve len plen
te de males bestes qui la sont fieres et criminel
les et de maintes guises en ya. la sont les iaians
et les chevellus qui devenrent et menguent tout

Orthobares, which is in the eastern part, and runs into the
western sea. The second of these four rivers
is called Gron [see note] or Nilus. This river goes under
the earth via a hole in the ground and runs underground, and
then it resurfaces in the long sea that surrounds
Ethiopia, exiting it in seven parts and
flowing through Egypt until it reaches the
Great Sea. The other two rivers, one of which
is called Tigris and the other Eufrates, have their source in
Hermenie [Armenia] near a very large mountain
that is called Parthoacus. These two rivers
pass through many great countries until they
reach the Middle Sea, into which they both empty,
as their natures require. All around the terrestrial
Paradise there are many places that
cannot be reached again, because no one
can live there nor find a place to live. Instead, there
are many evil beasts there, in many forms, savage
and violent. There are giants
and hairy men there, who devour everything

orthobares. Le quel siet devers orient et chief en la
mer doccident. Le second diceulx quatres fleuves est
nomme gron ou Nilus. Si rentre dedens terre
par ung pertruis et sen court pardedens la terre
Et tant que il ressourt en la longue mer qui en
vironne toute ethiope si quil se depart en sept par
ties et va courant par egipte tant quil rechief en
la grant mer Les aultres deux fleuves. dont lun
est appelle tigris. et laultre eufrates sourdent en
hermenie pres dune moult grande montaigne
qui est nommee parthoacus. Et traversent ches
deux fleuves maintes grandes contrees tant que
ilz rencontrent la mer moyenne ou tous deux
se fierent dedens. Sicomme leur nature le requiert
Au deca de paradis terrestre tout alenviron a
moult de divers lieux sans nul retour car nulz
homs ny pourroit habiter ne trouver point
dont il peust vivre. Ainchois y treuve len plen
te de males bestes qui la sont fieres et criminel
les et de maintes guises en ya. la sont les iaians
et les chevellus qui devenrent et menguent tout

Orthobares, which is in the eastern part, and runs into the
western sea. The second of these four rivers
is called Gron [see note] or Nilus. ***This river goes under
the earth via a hole in the ground and runs underground, and
then it resurfaces in the long sea that surrounds
Ethiopia, exiting it in seven parts and
flowing through Egypt until it reaches the
Great Sea. The other two rivers, one of which
is called Tigris and the other Eufrates, have their source in
Hermenie [Armenia] near a very large mountain
that is called Parthoacus. These two rivers
pass through many great countries until they
reach the Middle Sea, into which they both empty,
as their natures require. All around the terrestrial
Paradise there are many places that
cannot be reached again, because no one
can live there nor find a place to live. Instead, there
are many evil beasts there, in many forms, savage
and violent. There are giants
and hairy men there, who devour everything