There still remains the representation of the third world, of which you would have no knowledge other than that nothing is known about it except that it is a land extending towards the South, or Midi, from thirty degrees beyond the Equator, of much greater extent than the whole of America, only discovered by Magellan when he passed through the strait that is the passage between the Austral land and the southern quarter of America to go to the Moluccas... We know nothing of so fine, so great a country, which can have no less of wealth nor other properties than the Old and New Worlds. Regarding the situation and extent of this third world, it is impossible that there would not be marvellous things and delights, riches and other benefits of life there. Even if there be found there nothing worthy of record, the curiosity of the prince who visits it will always be praiseworthy.〔Reste la representation du troisiesme monde, duquel vous ne sçauriez avoir autre cognoissance que de n’en rien cognoistre, fors que c’est une terre tirant au Su, ou Midy, à trente degrez au dela de l’equateur, de beaucoup plus grande estendue que toute l’Amerique, seulement descouverte par Magellan lors qu’il passa le destroit qui faict l’entre-deux de ce pais austral & du cartier meridionnal de l’Amerique pour aller aux Moluques....Nous ne sçavons rien d’un si beau, d’un si grand pays, & qui ne peut avoir moins de richesses ny autre singulartiez que le vieil & nouveau mondes.Anne-Marie Beaulieu (ed.), ''Les Trois Mondes de La Popelinière,'' Geneve, Droz, c1997, Art.14, p.412.〕