maps, as that of De Laet, 1633; Charlevoix, 1744; Rouge, 1778. It first
appears distinctly on the carte of Diego Homem of 1558, but without
name. On Cabot's Mappe-Monde, in "Monuments de la Geographie," we find
_rio fondo_, which may represent the Bay of Fundy, and may have
suggested the name adopted by the English, which it still retains. Sir
William Alexander's map, 1624, has Argal's Bay; Moll's map, 1712, has
Fundi Bay; that of the English and French Commissaries, 1755, has Bay
of Fundy, or Argal.

38. This strait, known by the name Petit Passage, separates Long Island
from Digby Neck.

39. A place called Little River, on Digby Neck.

40. Now known as Sandy Cove.

41. Lescarbot says of this iron mine, and of the silver mine above, that
they were proved not to be abundant.

42. This was probably near Rossway.

43. This was clearly Smith Creek or Smelt River, which rises near Annapolis
Basin, or the Port Royal Basin of the French.

44. He here doubtless refers to North Creek, at the north-eastern extremity
of St. Mary's Bay.

45. Now Weymouth Harbor, on the south-eastern shore of St. Mary's Bay, at
the mouth of Sissibou River, and directly opposite Sandy Cove, near the
iron mine mentioned above.