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The Journal of Christopher Columbus - the First Voyage 1492-93
Christopher Columbus
其他書名
The Illustrated Edition
出版CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013-01-13
主題History / Expeditions & Discoveries
ISBN14819659649781481965965
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=DD-1lwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Fully annotated and illustrated throughout with prints, paintings and maps, this is a direct translation of Christopher Columbus' personal journal of his incredible voyage into uncharted waters in 1492. Departing from Gran Canaria in September 1492 to his arrival in San Salvador in the Bahamas on October 12th took just six weeks. Columbus made a detailed exploration of modern day Cuba, Hispaniola, and the surrounding islands, and wrote daily and in great detail about the lands he discovered and their inhabitants, and their potential to his Spanish sponsors.This journal must rank as one of the most important documents in the history of geographical discovery. The original remains of this invaluable manuscript are now lost, but by researching into the old chronicles of Spain by Bartolomé de las Casas, the 16th century Spanish historian who had access to Columbus' writings, amongst others, the eminent Victorian geographer and writer Sir Clements Markham has produced a highly readable and plausible account of Columbus' journey into the unknown.