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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... islands that they could not be counted , and they named , in their language , more than a hun- dred . All the islands I saw were level and most of them are inhabited . Finally , I looked for the largest island and decided to go there ...
... islands that they could not be counted , and they named , in their language , more than a hun- dred . All the islands I saw were level and most of them are inhabited . Finally , I looked for the largest island and decided to go there ...
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... island as far as I could . When it was too dark to sail , I an- chored and did not go ashore . Friday , 19 October ... island to the east , for which we steered , and before midday all three ships reached a small island at the north ...
... island as far as I could . When it was too dark to sail , I an- chored and did not go ashore . Friday , 19 October ... island to the east , for which we steered , and before midday all three ships reached a small island at the north ...
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... island , one north and south , five leagues ; the other , east and west , over ten . He approached the first , but as it was a lee - shore he followed the other all the afternoon , arriving at the western cape about sunset , whence he ...
... island , one north and south , five leagues ; the other , east and west , over ten . He approached the first , but as it was a lee - shore he followed the other all the afternoon , arriving at the western cape about sunset , whence he ...
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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