Journal of Christopher Columbus: During His First Voyage 1492-1493 and Documents Relating to the Voyages (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Journal of Christopher Columbus: During His First Voyage 1492-1493 and Documents Relating to the Voyages<br><br>Our late Secretary Mr. R. H. Major by his pro duction Of the Select Letters of Co/nnzéns (1847; 2nd ed. brought within the reach Of members Of this Society all the letters written by the Admiral himself on the subject Of his four voyages as well as some other original documents. There remains for the Council to furnish the members with a trans lation Of the Journal Of the first voyage the only one that has been preserved and this in a mutilated form. Our series will then contain all the contri butions Of the great discoverer himself that have escaped destruction to the history Of his mighty achievements.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.