The Log of Christopher ColumbusInternational Marine Publishing Company, 1987 - 252 páginas This Quincentenary tribute combines scholarship and an ear for the vernacular to create an accurate and deeply moving rendition of Columbus's original log. Features detailed notes, handsome drawings, woodcuts, and photographs, plus authentic charts fromColumbus's time. "One of the year's most attractive books ".--Newsweek. 117 illustrations. |
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Página 56
... Pinta we were able to make 87 miles last night and today . 1. Gómez Rascón was an able seaman from Palos , who some scholars once thought was half - owner of the Pinta . This was because of a poor translation of the Las Casas abstract ...
... Pinta we were able to make 87 miles last night and today . 1. Gómez Rascón was an able seaman from Palos , who some scholars once thought was half - owner of the Pinta . This was because of a poor translation of the Las Casas abstract ...
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... Pinta to it . I have determined that the most efficient action is to make a new rudder for the Pinta . Also , I have determined that the Niña should be square - rigged as the other ships and have or- dered the lateen sails altered ...
... Pinta to it . I have determined that the most efficient action is to make a new rudder for the Pinta . Also , I have determined that the Niña should be square - rigged as the other ships and have or- dered the lateen sails altered ...
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... Pinta was true . It was on this account that King Guacanagari dis- patched a canoe , and I sent a sailor with it , but the Pinta must have been gone by the time the canoe arrived . The Pinta's crew traded for a great deal of gold ; for ...
... Pinta was true . It was on this account that King Guacanagari dis- patched a canoe , and I sent a sailor with it , but the Pinta must have been gone by the time the canoe arrived . The Pinta's crew traded for a great deal of gold ; for ...
Términos y frases comunes
1493 Last night 15 miles Admiral anchor ashore Babeque Bahamas beautiful believe birds boat Bohío Cabo Cacique CAICOS Canary canoe cape captain caravel Caribes Casas Castile chart CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS coast Columbus's course crew Crooked Cuba distance east entrance fathoms Fernandina Fernando FOUR THE DISCOVERY gave gold Gomera Guacanagari Guanahani GUSTAVUS FOX harbor Highnesses INAGUA Indians Indies Isabela Isla Española January Juan JUANA King knots land LANDFALL THEORY large island leagues LOG OF CHRISTOPHER Lord lumbus Martín Alonso Pinzón morning mountains named nautical miles Navidad navigation Niña November Palos Pedro Pinta PLANA CAYS Portuguese Puerto reef river RUM CAY sailed sailors SAMANA CAY San Salvador Santa María Santo seen sent September 1492 Sevilla ship shore Sovereigns Spain Spanish sunrise sunset Thacher things THREE THE DISCOVERY told trees TURKS village voyage Watlings wind Windward Passage