Letter of Christopher Columbus to Rafael Sanchez, written on board the Caravel while returning from his first voyage. Facsimile of the First Publication Concerning America. Published at Barcelona, May, 1493.
Chicago: W.H. Lowdermilk, 1893. [20] pp., 14 pp. Illus. with 8 b/w woodcuts. 12mo. Paper wrappers. Facsimile edition. A very good exlib copy with the usual markings and stamps, lightly soiled wrappers, contents clean. Item #38833
A nice facsimile of one of two letters dispatched to the Spanish court in 1493, wherein Columbus gives an account of his voyage to America, noting that he took islands without a hint of resistance before he set west to (what he imagined) the continent of Cathay.
Price: $15.00
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