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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... reason . There is abundant circumstantial evidence that Columbus was of a Jewish background , at least on one side of the family . Salvador de Madariaga and Simon Wiesenthal have provided more than enough documentation to convince any ...
... reason . There is abundant circumstantial evidence that Columbus was of a Jewish background , at least on one side of the family . Salvador de Madariaga and Simon Wiesenthal have provided more than enough documentation to convince any ...
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... reason my pilots do not understand this phenomenon , and it makes them agitated and confused . These variations make them quite apprehensive , especially on a voy- age of this length into strange regions . My explanation has only partly ...
... reason my pilots do not understand this phenomenon , and it makes them agitated and confused . These variations make them quite apprehensive , especially on a voy- age of this length into strange regions . My explanation has only partly ...
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... reason whatsoever . And they have been the reason why the Royal Crown of Your Highnesses does not have a hundred million more in revenue that it has , because I came to serve you seven years ago , on the 20th of January , this very ...
... reason whatsoever . And they have been the reason why the Royal Crown of Your Highnesses does not have a hundred million more in revenue that it has , because I came to serve you seven years ago , on the 20th of January , this very ...
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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