A Letter of Christopher Columbus

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Автор: Columbus, Christopher

Название: A Letter of Christopher Columbus

Издательство: Stephan Plannck, Rome

Год: 1493

Страниц: 37

Формат: PDF

Язык: Latin & English language

Размер: 13 MB

Following his first voyage across the Atlantic, Columbus wrote a brief report on the "Islands of India beyond the Ganges." His intent was to announce his recent discoveries and to garner financial and political support for another voyage. The first edition of the letter was printed in Spanish, in Barcelona, in April 1493. Within a month, Stephan Plannck published a Latin translation in Rome. Plannck’s preamble gave credit to Fernando of Aragon for supporting the expedition but omitted any mention of Queen Isabel. Plannck soon published a corrected edition that mentioned Isabel’s role. It was this Latin edition that circulated widely and spread the news of Columbus’ discoveries throughout Europe.

Notes

E.D. Church calls this Plannck's second or corrected edition.

English version of the letter begins on image number 15. Latin title begins with "Epistola Christofori..."

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