First Voyage to America: From the Log of the "Santa Maria"Dramatic, revealing entries — including Columbus' own words — document epochal voyage, heavy seas, discouraged crew, first sighting of land, appearance of island natives, more. Translated into English, reset in large type. 44 illustrations, including a number from rare sources. Fascinating historical document. Publisher's note. |
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1492 Monday Continued Admiral here says Admiral says Afterwards Andrew Andrew Lang appeared August Azores BLUE FAIRY BOOK boat Brothers Grimm calm Cape Verde caravel Casas chart Christopher Columbus Continued the course cotton thread crew twenty day and night discovered land EDWARD LEAR FAIRY TALES five leagues fourteen leagues Frank Baum Friday Gomera Grand Canary green Guanahani Highnesses Howard Pyle Indies Infulis inhabitants island of Hierro John O'Hara Joseph Jacobs King and Queen Latin publication Martin Alonzo Pinzon miles an hour miral Monday Steered morning natives night sailed Nina numbers o'clock Ocean Sea pilots present book publication of Columbus Reckoned repair the Pinta Sailed day sailors sandpipers saw land says the Admiral sea smooth seen ships shore signs of land Spain Steered W. S. W. Sunday September sunrise sunset text of Columbus three vessels Thursday twenty leagues twenty-five leagues VOYAGE TO AMERICA W. S. W. and sailed white bird wind