In Search of Columbus: the Sources for the First Voyage - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Henige, David
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0816510903
- ISBN 13
- 9780816510900
- Seller
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About This Item
Tucson, AZ: The University of Arizona Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 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 .
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45623
- Title
- In Search of Columbus: the Sources for the First Voyage - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Henige, David
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0816510903
- ISBN 13
- 9780816510900
- Publisher
- The University of Arizona Press
- Place of Publication
- Tucson, AZ
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, American History, European History, Christopher Columbus, Exploration
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel / Polar Travel & Exploration;
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