Transcriber's Note:
Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
In many cases, Bancroft uses both "u" and "v" to spell an author’s name. Examples include:
- Villagutierre and Villagvtierre
- Mondo Nuovo and Mondo Nvovo
- Villagutierre and Villagvtierre
- Aluarado and Alvarado
- Gvat. and Guat.
- Cogolludo and Cogollvdo
- Vetancurt and Vetancvrt.
Other archaic letter substitutions include b for v, i for y, x for j, i for j, ç or c for z and vice versa. These have been left as printed.
Possible printers errors include:
- Quauhtemoctzin or Quauhtemotzin
- Verrazano or Verrazzano
- Bartolomeo or Bartolommeo
- Fricius or Frisius
- Gatinara or Gattinara
- Veitia and Veyia
- Loaysa and Loaisa
- Fitz-Roy and FitzRoy
- Cohuanococh and Cohuanacoch
- Ahpotzotzil or Ahpozotzil
- embassadors or ambassadors
- unincombered or unencumbered
- Albitez or Albites
- Lucayos or Lucayas
- Castelhanus or Castelhanos
- Quauhtemali or Quauhtimali.
The book cited as "Meer oder Seehanen Buch" should be "Meerhanen oder Seehanen der Königen von Hispanien", a chapter about (not by) Columbus. The same correction applies to the entry for "Löw (Conr.)"
The book cited as "Delaporte. Reisen Eines Franzosen oder Beschreibung." has an incomplete title. The complete title is "Reisen Eines Franzosen Oder Beschreibung Der Vornehmsten Reiche In Der Welt."
The book cited as "Santarem (M. le Vicomte), Memoire sur la question ..." has an incomplete title. The complete title is "Memoire sur la question de savoir á quelle époque que L'Amérique Meridionale a cessé d'être représentée dans les cartes géographiques comme une île d'une grande étendue."