26 Pre-Columbian charts showing Antilia, Satanazes, Saya and Ymana 3

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naou or nao

the u should be o, viz Nao (Canepa)

nothing –  ? defines word which follows

i.e., Nar y sua – “nothing – and sweltering” on Grand Terre Guadalupe.

nao

boat

Nao is placed near the port on Satanazes.

rosellia

roillo

rose Ilha – shorthand for Rosellia

island of roses

‘Roses’ are in fact organ pipe cactus unique to Mana – not roses, although they resemble them.

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saia

honey creeper birds or skirt

tropical birds

These are highly coloured birds which Columbus noted flitting from Les Santes to Guadalupe, including sapticas, “the most beautiful bird on earth”.

Saluaga

savages

island of savages

Cannibals of Guadalupe who bred children for food, then castrated them to increase their growth.

Satanazes

Satan’s

Satan’s island

Island of cannibals who, I believe, ate some of a junk’s crew.

Silla

Castilian for ‘saddle’

saddle (plateau) between volcanoes)

This is the saddle (high plateau) between Soufriere and Mon Carmichael, clearly visible from the sea (see photo)

Taomar

“rise and fall of the sea ?”

Geyser ? = rising from the sea (Les Saintes)

This is placed between Satanzes and Saya above an underwater volcano where geysers have been reported.

ura con

uracano (Venetian) = volcanic explosion, earthquake or hurricane

hurricane

More likely to be a hurricane as it is drawn on east Puerto Rico from where hurricanes approach. Earthquakes are more common on the west coast.

Viúdi

savages from Brasil

cannibals

i.e.”Terr Saluagio Viudi“, Land of savages from Brasil shown on Basse Terre – just what the Caribs were!