The Unknown Columbus

Language: English

Published by AME Press, 1993

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Limited edition 86 of only 1000 copies, A nice copy. No writing or highlighting. Clean pages, Crease inside dust jacket, the jacket has a few chips fixed with clear tape, foxing inside front papers, Shipped with care in a bubble mailer. Feel free to inquire for photos or more details. --- Captain G. S. Aleman, writing as a certified master mariner, argues that Columbus sailed to Greenland and America in 1477, years before his famous crossing. The case rests on the "Mystery Notes" Columbus left about that early voyage, which scholars have generally read as describing a trip to Iceland. Aleman works through the notes line by line, checking them against nautical tables, tide charts and other historical records, and concludes that they describe a passage into Baffin Bay above the Arctic Circle. Chapters cover the Arctic voyage, the search for the Northwest Passage, Thule and the ice wall. Later chapters follow Columbus to the Spanish court, the first voyage of 1492 and Cuba. A bibliography is included.…

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Title
The Unknown Columbus
Author
Captain G. S. Aleman
Publisher
AME Press
Publication year
1993
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Very Good
Binding
Hardback
Language
English
Item weight
4 pounds
Dimensions
14.0 x 14.0 x 4.0 inches
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