[014] Hans Staden reaches Morocco
Pintado’s ship, with Hans Staden aboard, landed at Cape de Gel (Asilah) on the north coast of Africa. There they attacked and captured a cargo ship, whose crew escaped in small boats. They loaded its booty of sugar, almonds, dates and rubber aboard and sailed off to Madeira where news of the captured cargo was conveyed to the king of Lisbon.
Page 3
(15.8x19.3), from Part III(g), first published with Latin text in 1592, or with
German text in 1593: 
[413] The Siagga tribe, who live on the first lake of the river Nile
The natives who live round the shores of this lake are cannibalistic; they go completely naked and fill one with horror. They are very tall and black and have the reputation of being the most murderous robbers. Their weapons are clubs, arrows, daggers or spears and they carry large shields, behind which they are able to protect themselves. They slit open their cheeks and lips, roll their eyes and make themselves as fearsome as possible in order to terrify their enemies.
Plate 13
(13.7x17.7), from Part I(p), first published in 1597 with German text and in
1598 with Latin text:
[420] About the Arabs and those from the kingdom of Prester John
These people are, in fact, often found in India; many being sent out as bondsmen and others settling by choice, to work as servants on merchants’ ships, sailing from Goa to China, Japan, Bengal, Mallaca, Ormus and other places. The Arabs are Moslems, whereas the others are partly Christian as they come from the kingdom of Prester John. They each have four brand-marks, cut cross-wise on their faces, like an initiation and are very obedient and lead hard lives on board ship. With them, they always have their wives, who wear trousers like the Arabs, and their children.
Plate 5
(14.0x17.6), from Part II(p), first published in 1598 with German text and in
1599 with Latin text:
[421] How the inhabitants of the island of Hormuz live
After the king of the island of Hormuz was elected to rule, he orders the eyes of all his relatives be stabbed out. He then ensures that they were well cared for throughout the remainder of their lives. Because of the intense heat on the island, there was no vegetation, only mountains of salt and rocky cliffs to be seen everywhere. The inhabitants built their homes out of the salt rock, with large holes in the flat roofs for ventilation. To escape the heat, people slept in coffin-like baths, filled with water. Tape-worms caused problems on this island as they infected the inhabitants legs and grew to two or three fathoms in length.
Plate 6
(14.5x17.0), from Part II(p), first published in 1598 with German text and in
1599 with Latin text:
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[422] Persian merchants who travel from Aleppo to Hormus
Every year, in April and September, five or six thousand merchants gather at Aleppo, a town in Syria near the Mediterranean Sea, along with a chief and several hundred Janizares. From there they travelled to Basra and on to Hormouz by sailing ships. These merchants travel with camels, dromedaries, asses and horses. Some men ride in pairs on one camel, others alone with their wares with the Janizaries riding alongside. The chief leads the company, with more Janizaries on foot. All the provisions required for the journey follow behind.
Plate 7
(14.2x17.0), from Part II(p), first published in 1598 with German text and in
1599 with Latin text:
[458] A Portuguese armada is destroyed by the Turks
When the viceroy of Goa sent a Portuguese armada to attack some Turkish pirates, his fleet was defeated and the ships scattered on the high seas. Another armada was subsequently sent out to take revenge on the Turks. After sailing into the Red Sea, the Portuguese anchored near a place called Nicolu and went ashore but they were ambushed by the Turks, who attacked them on horseback and killed about five hundred of them. Only about fifty Portuguese managed to escape the slaughter and get back to their ships alive.
Plate 3 (13.5x17.5),
from Part III(p), first published in 1599 with German text and in 1601 with
Latin text:
[633] How the tribes, living on the Euphrates, water their fields
People who live on the Euphrates, especially those from Caragoul, need to irrigate their land, as they have no rain all summer. They build a type of mill wheel in the river, with several containers made from animal skins attached. The wheel is driven by an ox that hauls the water up into a box. From there it runs out into the fields by means of canals. A remarkable way of sending letters is now described. The merchants of Babel and Balsara have several pigeons, which they bring, from one place to another. The birds are kept imprisoned until an important message, to do with trade, is sent. The pigeons that fly to the destination carry the correspondence, written in a letter. In this way merchants receive the information as quickly as possible.
Plate 13
(13.4x16.7), from Part VII (p), first published in 1605 with German text and in
1606 with Latin text:
The End of this Geographical Category