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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... ship arrives by sundown , I shall depart tomorrow with my two ships for Grand Canary . It is essential that we sail west soon . The crew is uneasy , for tomorrow will make three weeks since departing Palos . Friday , 24 August 1492 At ...
... ship arrives by sundown , I shall depart tomorrow with my two ships for Grand Canary . It is essential that we sail west soon . The crew is uneasy , for tomorrow will make three weeks since departing Palos . Friday , 24 August 1492 At ...
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... ship upon one of these banks . Although it was night , the sea breaking on them made so much noise that they could be heard and seen at a 3- mile distance . The ship went upon the bank so quietly that it was hardly noticeable.2 When the ...
... ship upon one of these banks . Although it was night , the sea breaking on them made so much noise that they could be heard and seen at a 3- mile distance . The ship went upon the bank so quietly that it was hardly noticeable.2 When the ...
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... ship of the King of Portugal , which was also anchored in Ras- telo and which was better equipped with canons and arms than any ship I have ever seen , came to the caravel with a small , armed vessel . He told me to get aboard the small ...
... ship of the King of Portugal , which was also anchored in Ras- telo and which was better equipped with canons and arms than any ship I have ever seen , came to the caravel with a small , armed vessel . He told me to get aboard the small ...
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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