COLUMBUS, Christopher.
The Spanish Letter of Columbus to Luis de Sant' Angel: Escribano de Racion of the Kingdom of Aragon Dated 15 February 1493.
London: Bernard Quaritch , 1891.
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First Edition of Christopher Columbus' The Spanish Letter of Columbus to Luis de Sant' Angel
First edition of the facsimile edition of Christopher Columbus' letter to Luis de Santángel about his initial voyage to the Americas. Folio, half morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, folding facsimile of letters at center. In very good condition, rebacked. An exceptional example, rare in this condition.
Italian navigator Christopher Columbus's expeditions inaugurated a period of exploration, conquest, and colonization that lasted for centuries, helping create the modern Western world. He led the first European expeditions to the Caribbean, Central America, and South America, initiating the permanent European colonization of the Americas, and discovered the first viable sailing route to the Americas, a continent that was then unknown to the Old World.
The Spanish Letter of Columbus to Luis de Sant' Angel: Escribano de Racion of the Kingdom of Aragon Dated 15 February 1493.
$4,500.00
In Stock
