La Santa María, la Pinta y la Niña: The Niña, the Pinta and the Santa Maria (Biblioteca Quinto Centenario) (Spanish Edition) by Guadalupe Chocano; Ignacio Fernández Vial; Consuelo Varela - 1991

good. hardcover. cover and corner wear. no dust jacket.

Odo, SA: Empresa Constructora, 1991. First Edition . Hard Back. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 9 X 11 3/4. 130 Pages. Wrap-around pictorial boards and pictorial endpapers. Illustrated with color photography on every page. There is a three inked-line gift inscription to New Mexico congressman Lujan. There are no other marks, stamps or labels of any sort to this otherwise as new book with near flawless illustration and text pages. It is surprising to note that the first European power to initiate the exploration and conquest of the Atlantic Ocean was the smallest country of all, Portugal. Columbus's first sighting of land on was October 12, 1492. Many institutes in Spain collaborated for the reconstruction of the three historical ships upon the 500th year anniversary of the famous event. Contents in Six Chapters: Historical Introduction, The Santa Maria, The Pinta and the Nina, The Discovery Ships, Scale Reproductions of the Ships of Columbus's First Voyage, The Quinto Centenario Sailing Vessels, and The… Read More

Madrid, Spain: Biblioteca Quinto Centenario, Odosa Empres Constructora and The State Enterprise for the Quincentenary, 1991 First edition. Written in English and Spanish. 4to 11 7/8" tall. Hardcover. Pictorial boards. Pictorial endpages. 130 pages printed on heavy paper. Many color photos. Laid-in is a special envelope with a facsimile copy of Columbus's original log on the first sighting of land on Oct. 12, 1492. . Many insitutes in Spain collaborated for the reconstruction of the three historical ships upon the 500th year anniversary of the famous event. near Fine condition..