Letter of Christopher Columbus to Rafael Sanchez, Written on Board the Caravel while returning from his First Voyage

Editore: W H Lowdermilk Company, Chicago, 1893

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20 unpaginated and 14 pages with woodcut illustrations and English translation. Duodecimo (7" x 5") bound in original publisher's stapled wrappers. First published in Barcelona, 1493. Facsimile of the first publication concerning America. First 20 pages, Latin text in facsimile (black letter, with illustrations); followed by English translation. Columbus's letter on the first voyage is the first known document announcing the results of the first voyage of Christopher Columbus that set out in 1492 and reached the Americas. The letter was ostensibly written by Columbus himself, on February 15, 1493, aboard the caravel Niña, while still at sea, on the return leg of his voyage. A post-script was added upon his arrival in Lisbon on March 4, 1493, and it was probably from there that Columbus dispatched two copies of his letter to the Spanish court. The letter was instrumental in spreading the news throughout Europe about Columbus's voyage. Almost immediately after Columbus's arrival in Spain, printed versions of the letter began to appear. A Spanish version of the letter (presumedly addressed to Luis de Santángel), was printed in Barcelona by early April 1493, and a Latin translation (addressed to Gabriel Sanchez) was published in Rome around a month later (c. May 1493). The Latin version was swiftly disseminated and reprinted in many other locations Basel, Paris, Antwerp, etc. still within the first year of his arrival. In his letter, Christopher Columbus claims to have discovered and taken possession of a series of islands on the edge of the Indian Ocean in Asia. He described the islands, particularly Hispaniola and Cuba, exaggerating their size and wealth, and suggested that mainland China probably lay nearby. He also gave a brief description of the native Arawaks (whom he called "Indians"), emphasizing their docility and amenability, and the prospects of their mass conversion to Catholic Christianity. However, the letter also revealed local rumors about a fierce man-eating tribe of "monsters" in the area (probably Caribs), although Columbus himself disbelieved the stories, and dismissed them as myth. The letter provides very few details of the oceanic voyage itself, and covers up the loss of the flagship of his fleet, the Santa María, by suggesting Columbus left it behind with some colonists, in a fort he erected at La Navidad in Hispaniola. In the letter, Columbus urges the Catholic monarchs to sponsor a second, larger expedition to the Indies, promising to bring back immense riches. Condition: Wrappers soiled, corners bumped and rubbed else a very good copy.

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Titolo
Letter of Christopher Columbus to Rafael Sanchez, Written on Board the Caravel while returning from his First Voyage
Autore
Columbus, Christopher (c1451-1506)
Editore
W H Lowdermilk Company, Chicago
Anno di pubblicazione
1893
Condizione
Very Good
Rilegatura
Soft cover
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