Research Catalog

Title

Select letters of Christopher Columbus [electronic resource] : with other original documents relating to his four voyages to the New World / translated and edited by R.H. Major.

Author

Columbus, Christopher.

Publication

London : Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1870

Details

Additional Authors

• Major, Richard Henry, 1818-1891.
• Dati, Giuliano, 1445-1524.
• Alvarez Chanca, Diego.
• Santángel, Luis de, -1498.
• Méndez, Diego.

Description

cxlii, 254 p., [3] p. of plates : maps, port.; 23 cm.

Series Statement

Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; no. 43

Uniform Title

• Correspondence. English. Selections
• Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; no. 43.

Alternative Title

Correspondence.

Subject

America > Discovery and exploration > Early works to 1800

Note

• English translations of these selected letters with Spanish text at foot of page.
• Includes index.
• Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.
• Sabin no. 14671.

Bibliography (note)

• Bibliography: p. ciii-cxlii.

Indexed In (note)

• RLIN

Reproduction (note)

• Electronic reproduction.

Contents

Introduction -- La lettera dellisole che ha trovato nuovamente il re dispagna / G. Dati -- Bibliography [of the Incunabula of Columbus' first letter] -- First voyage: A letter sent by Columbus to Luis de Santangel, chancellor of the exchequer -- Second voyage: A letter addressed to the Chapter of Seville by Dr. Chanca -- Memorial of the results of the second voyage, 30th of January 1494 -- Third voyage: Narrative of the voyage which Don Christopher Columbus made ... as he sent it to their Majesties -- Letter ... to the (quondam) nurse of the Prince John, 1500 -- Letter ... to the most Christian and mighty sovereigns, Jamaica, July 7, 1503 -- A narrative given by Diego Mendez.

OCLC

CTRG03-B975

Author

Columbus, Christopher.

Title

Select letters of Christopher Columbus [electronic resource] : with other original documents relating to his four voyages to the New World / translated and edited by R.H. Major.

Imprint

London : Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1870 ([London] : T. Richards, Printer)

Edition

2nd ed.

Series

Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; no. 43

Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; no. 43.

Bibliography

Bibliography: p. ciii-cxlii.

Indexed In:

RLIN, CTRG03-B975

Reproduction

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

Connect to:

Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL

Added Author

Major, Richard Henry, 1818-1891.

Dati, Giuliano, 1445-1524.

Alvarez Chanca, Diego.

Santángel, Luis de, -1498.

Méndez, Diego.