Book #45623

In Search of Columbus: the Sources for the First Voyage - 1st Edition/1st Printing

David Henige
Book #45623 In Search of Columbus: the Sources for the First Voyage - 1st Edition/1st Printing. David Henige.

Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: Tucson, AZ: The University of Arizona Press, 1991.
ISBN: 0816510903

An attractive first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust jacket.

Henige tells the story of Columbus's search for a sea route to the East Indies, and the sources he used in writing his account of the first voyage. He examines the evidence from both Columbus's own writings and the contemporary accounts of his contemporaries, as well as archaeological evidence from sites visited by Columbus. Henige concludes that Columbus's voyage was not an accident, but the result of careful planning and execution.; 8vo; 359 pages.

Price: $49.00