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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... tree . Al- though the leaves and fruit of this tree appear to be those of the lentiscus , the tree here is much larger than the trees on Chios . I ordered many of the trees tapped in order to get resin . I could only get a little bit ...
... tree . Al- though the leaves and fruit of this tree appear to be those of the lentiscus , the tree here is much larger than the trees on Chios . I ordered many of the trees tapped in order to get resin . I could only get a little bit ...
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... trees of a thousand kinds , all loaded with fruit . I think these are spices and nutmegs , but since they are not ... trees around it . This island appears to have more rocks than the others I have found . The trees are smaller , and ...
... trees of a thousand kinds , all loaded with fruit . I think these are spices and nutmegs , but since they are not ... trees around it . This island appears to have more rocks than the others I have found . The trees are smaller , and ...
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... trees and aloes and cotton trees . No gold has been found , but this is not surprising since we have been here such a short time . I have ascertained that there are 10 hours of daylight , by mea- suring with a glass of half - hour ...
... trees and aloes and cotton trees . No gold has been found , but this is not surprising since we have been here such a short time . I have ascertained that there are 10 hours of daylight , by mea- suring with a glass of half - hour ...
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