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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... ashore , while giving thanks to God . I kept going this morning despite the pleas of the people to come ashore , for I was alarmed at seeing that the entire island is surrounded by a large reef . Between the reef and the island it ...
... ashore , while giving thanks to God . I kept going this morning despite the pleas of the people to come ashore , for I was alarmed at seeing that the entire island is surrounded by a large reef . Between the reef and the island it ...
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... ashore to the houses there and found that all the people had fled . After a while a man ap- peared . In order to reassure him , I ordered that he should be left alone , and the boats returned . After eating , I sent one of the Indians ...
... ashore to the houses there and found that all the people had fled . After a while a man ap- peared . In order to reassure him , I ordered that he should be left alone , and the boats returned . After eating , I sent one of the Indians ...
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... ashore last night and search for the houses of the people I believe to be Caribes because the wind blew strongly from the east and NE and the sea was very rough . At daylight we saw many Indians on the shore . I ordered the boat to go ...
... ashore last night and search for the houses of the people I believe to be Caribes because the wind blew strongly from the east and NE and the sea was very rough . At daylight we saw many Indians on the shore . I ordered the boat to go ...
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