Item #21441 The History of the Life and Actions of Adm. Christopher Columbus and of His Discovery of the West - Indies Call'd the New World Now in Possession of His Catholick Majesty. Ferdinand Columbus.
The History of the Life and Actions of Adm. Christopher Columbus and of His Discovery of the West - Indies Call'd the New World Now in Possession of His Catholick Majesty
The History of the Life and Actions of Adm. Christopher Columbus and of His Discovery of the West - Indies Call'd the New World Now in Possession of His Catholick Majesty

The History of the Life and Actions of Adm. Christopher Columbus and of His Discovery of the West - Indies Call'd the New World Now in Possession of His Catholick Majesty

London: Henry LIntot, 1745. Item #21441

Folio. Pp. (479)-604 extracted from the third edition of Churchill's Collection of Voyages. bound to style in quarter dark brown calf, red lettering label to the spine, marbled paper boards. A fine copy.


This is the first biography anf history of Christopher Columbus written by his son who accompanied him on the fourth voyage from Cadiz to Martinique and on to Honduras. His work is considered a cornerstone of the history of the News World, (See Sabin 14674).


Cox I, p. 10.

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