A simple adaptation of excerpts in Columbus's diary, from his departure from Spain to his landing in the New World in 1492.

Translation based on Las Casas abstract of the Log with additions from his Historia and Fernando Columbus's Historia (of the Columbus family). His own account of the voyage.

First published in 1847 under title: Select letters of Christopher Columbus. The letters are in the original Spanish and in English translation.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1893 Edition.