Writings of Christopher Columbus

Book

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Writings of Christopher Columbus

Entry/Object ID

L1960.21.08

Description

Writings of Christopher Columbus is subtitled Descriptive of the Discovery and Occupation of the New World. It is edited, with an introduction, by Paul Leicester Ford. The editor felt publishing Columbus' writings would dispel questions about whether Columbus found America by chance or whether he set out looking for new land along with his theory that the earth was round. This theory had been promoted by philosophers such as Virgil, Plato and Aristotle, but was largely dismissed. The author also discusses the Norse explorations. 255/Hardbound.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Exploration

Search Terms

Discovery and Exploration, Philosophers, Ancient, Spanish Explorers, Ferdinand and Isabella, Columbus, Norse Explorers, European, North American, Renaissance, Biography, Columbus, Christopher

Book Details

Author

Ford, Paul Leicester, Editor

Place Published

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Date Published

1892

Call No.

GenHist FO

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair