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

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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

Title remainder

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

Statement of responsibility

edited and translated by J.M. Cohen

Creator

• Columbus, Christopher,

Contributor

• Cohen, J. M., (John Michael), 1903-1989,

Author

• Columbus, Christopher,

Editor

• Cohen, J. M., (John Michael), 1903-1989,

Translator

• Cohen, J. M., (John Michael), 1903-1989,

Subject

• America -- Discovery and exploration | Spanish
• America -- Early accounts to 1600
• Columbus, Christopher
• Columbus, Christopher -- Correspondence
• Discovery and exploration, Spanish
• Early works
• Explorers -- America -- Correspondence
• Explorers -- Spain -- Correspondence
• Personal correspondence
• Personal correspondence
• Spain
• Explorers
• America

Genre

• Early works
• Early accounts to 1600
• Correspondence
• Personal correspondence

Language

• eng
• spa
• eng

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

Member of

• Penguin classics
• Relaciones, cartas y otros documentos concernientes a los cuatro viages que hizo el almirante D. Cristóbal Colón para el descubrimiento de las Indias Occidentales

Cataloging source

IXA

Illustrations

maps

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Series statement

Penguin classics