The four voyages of Christopher Columbus : being his own log-book, letters and dispatches with connecting narrative drawn from the Life of the Admiral by his son Hernando Colon and other contemporary historians /
No gamble in history has been more momentous than the landfall of Columbus's ship the Santa Maria in the Americas in 1492 - an event that paved the way for the conquest of a 'New World'. The accounts collected here provide a vivid narrative of his voyages throughout the Caribbean and...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Italian Spanish |
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Harmondsworth,
Penguin,
1969
London : [1992?] |
| Series: | Penguin classics
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| Summary: | No gamble in history has been more momentous than the landfall of Columbus's ship the Santa Maria in the Americas in 1492 - an event that paved the way for the conquest of a 'New World'. The accounts collected here provide a vivid narrative of his voyages throughout the Caribbean and finally to the mainland of Central America, although he still believed he had reached Asia. Columbus himself is revealed as a fascinating and contradictory figure, fluctuating from awed enthusiasm to paranoia and eccentric geographical speculation. Prey to petty quarrels with his officers, his pious desire to bring Christian civilization to 'savages' matched by his rapacity for gold, Columbus was nonetheless an explorer and seaman of staggering vision and achievement. J.M. Cohen has skillfully woven together Columbus's log-books and letters, the biography by his son, Hernando, the official history by Oviedo, and the letters of the fleet physician and loyal lieutenant. the result is a unique contemporary record of a great adventure as it unfolds.-- Publisher description |
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| Item Description: | Includes excerpts from Bartolomé de las Casas, Hernando Colon's Life of the Admiral, Columbus's Relaciones, cartas y otros documentos, and Hernando de Soto's Natural history of the Indies, in English translation and chronologically arranged to illustrate the travels of Columbus Includes excerpts from Bartolomé de las Casas, Hernando Colon's Life of the Admiral, Columbus's Relaciones, cartas y otros documentos, and Hernando de Soto's Natural history of the Indies, in English translation and chronologically arranged to illustrate the travels of Columbus Originally published: 1969 "I have no hesitation ... in accepting Hernando's Life of the Admiral, and have translated many chapters from it, working from the most recent Spanish version (Vida del Almirante don Cristóbal Colón, published by the Fondo de Cultura Económica, Mexico, 1947). My source for the chief documents has been the Austral reprint Los cuatro viajes del almirante y su testamento (fourth edition, Buenos Aires, 1954)"--P. 23 "I have no hesitation ... in accepting Hernando's Life of the Admiral, and have translated many chapters from it, working from the most recent Spanish version (Vida del Almirante don Cristóbal Colón, published by the Fondo de Cultura Económica, Mexico, 1947). My source for the chief documents has been the Austral reprint Los cuatro viajes del almirante y su testamento (fourth edition, Buenos Aires, 1954)"--Page 23 |
| Physical Description: | 319 p. : maps ; 20 cm 319 pages : maps ; 20 cm 320 p maps. 19 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0140442170 9780140442175 |