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me a forme de lyon. et troye la grant a fourme de che
val. Ethyope siet vers la fin dauffrique et en prent
la fin. En celui pays sont les gens plus noirs que aire
ment ne quelque aultre chose. Car il fait tant chaut
en ycelle contree quil samble que la terre ydoie ardor
De la ethiope na aultre chose fort desert et terre sans
rendre aucun fruit. Ains est plaine de serpens et de
vermine et de bestes sauvaiges. La quelle terre se ter
mine vers la grant mer Chi parle des diverses ysles
PUis que nous avons devisee de la mer
la terre et descripte. Raison est que en
querons des ysles de la mer et par espe
tial de celles dont nous savons les noms. dont il en a
plente par la mer Une moult grant ysle qui sapelle
aindoz siet contre europe. Et puis est lysle de colcos
ou la thoison dor fut trouvee. sicomme len racompte
en listoire de jason. Une aultre ysle ya nommee
Naaron En celle ysle fut nez monseigneur saint de
nis qui recupt martire en franche. Contre aise la
grant en a jusques a. liiii. Mais nous ne les devise
rons pas toutes. Une en ya nommee delos elle

Rome has the shape of a lion and the great Troy has the shape
of a horse. Ethiopia is situated towards the end of Africa and
is its farthest point. In that country the people are blacker than
black dye or anything else. For it is so hot
in that country that it seems the earth burns with heat.
In Ethiopia there is nothing but desert and earth barren
of fruit. Indeed it is full of serpents, vermin,
and savage beasts. This country has its boundary
at the great sea. [rubric:] Here speaks of various islands
Since we have discussed / of the sea [/rubric]
the land and described it, it is reasonable for us now
to consider the islands of the sea, especially
those for which we know the names, and there are
plenty of them. A very large island called Andos
is located across from Europe. Then comes the island of
Colchos, where the golden fleece was found, as is told
in the story of Jason. There is another island there, called
Naxos, where Saint Denis was born who was martyred
in France. Across from Great Asia there are as many
as fifty-four islands, but we will not talk about
all of them. One of them is called Delos. It

me a forme de lyon. et troye la grant a fourme de che
val. Ethyope siet vers la fin dauffrique et en prent
la fin. En celui pays sont les gens plus noirs que aire
ment ne quelque aultre chose. Car il fait tant chaut
en ycelle contree quil samble que la terre ydoie ardor
De la ethiope na aultre chose fort desert et terre sans
rendre aucun fruit. Ains est plaine de serpens et de
vermine et de bestes sauvaiges. La quelle terre se ter
mine vers la grant mer Chi parle des diverses ysles
PUis que nous avons devisee de la mer
la terre et descripte. Raison est que en
querons des ysles de la mer et par espe
tial de celles dont nous savons les noms. dont il en a
plente par la mer Une moult grant ysle qui sapelle
aindoz siet contre europe. Et puis est lysle de colcos
ou la thoison dor fut trouvee. sicomme len racompte
en listoire de jason. Une aultre ysle ya nommee
Naaron En celle ysle fut nez monseigneur saint de
nis qui recupt martire en franche. Contre aise la
grant en a jusques a. liiii. Mais nous ne les devise
rons pas toutes. Une en ya nommee delos elle

Rome has the shape of a lion and the great Troy has the shape
of a horse. Ethiopia is situated towards the end of Africa and
is its farthest point. In that country the people are blacker than
black dye or anything else. For it is so hot
in that country that it seems the earth burns with heat.
In Ethiopia there is nothing but desert and earth barren
of fruit. It is indeed full of serpents, vermin,
and savage beasts. This country has its boundary
at the great sea. [rubric:] Here speaks of various islands
Since we have discussed / of the sea [/rubric]
the land and described it, it is reasonable for us now
to consider the islands of the sea, especially
those of which we know the names, and there are
plenty of those. A very large island called Andos
is located across from Europe. Then comes the island of
Colchos, where the golden fleece was found, as told
in the story of Jason. Another island is there, called
Naxos, where Saint Denis was born who was martyred
in France. Across from Great Asia there are as many
as fifty-four islands, but we will not talk about
all of them. One of them is called Delos. It