Ship in Islands The Columbus Letter

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Table of Contents Section One: The Basel 1494 Letter
1.1  Publication The Basel 1494 edition of Columbus's letter was produced as part of a larger book. This document describes how it was produced.
1.2  Reproduction All pages of the Basel 1494 edition of Columbus's letter are reproduced.
1.3  Transcription A complete transcription of the entire letter, including expansions of the contractions used in writing medieval Latin. This file also contains details of the graphic images of the Basel 1494 edition.
1.4  Translation A literal translation of the Latin text of the Basel 1494 edition into English.
  Section Two: The Context of Columbus's Letter
2.1  History The history of Columbus's letter, when it was written, and how it was disseminated in print across Europe. This should be read in conjunction with the following two documents.
2.2  Genealogy A genealogy of the 17 editions of the letter published between 1493 and 1497. This is a clickable image with links to the general history.
2.3  Diffusion A map of the diffusion of the letter across Europe in 1493-1497. This is a clickable image with links to the general history.
2.4  Bibliography A complete bibliography of the 17 editions of Columbus's letter published by 1497.
2.5  References The list of the published works which were used in the preparation of this web site and which have been cited in the above documents.
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