20.5 x 12.5 cm., [v], 148 pp., 16 maps and two other folding maps, index. Gray cloth covered boards with black labels and gilt lettering. on corner slightly bumped but overall fine. The four topics addressed in the book are 1) The Determination of the Length of a Terrestrial Degree by Columbus; 2) The Route of Columbus on His First Voyage as Evidence of His Knowledge of the Winds and Currents of the Atlantic; 3) Did Columbus Believe That He Reached Asia on His Fourth Voyage?; and 4) The Identity of "Florida" on the Cantino Map of 1502.

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Title: THE GEOGRAPHICAL CONCEPTIONS OF COLUMBUS. A CRITICAL CONSIDERATION OF FOUR PROBLEMS. (American Geographical Society Research Series No. 14)
Publisher: American Geographical Society, New York
Publication Date: 1924
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Printing: 1st Printing
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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I have been a book collector for half a century, specializing in the scientific exploration of the American West. It is time to dispose of my collection. I have also collected in other areas including history of cartography; botany and botanical art; western railroads; Grabhorn books; Chinese art, history, and culture.

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T. W. Palmer Books
259 West 23rd Avenue, Eugene, OR, 97405-2855, U.S.A.

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