The Spanish letter of Columbus to Luis de Sant'Angel - dated 15 February, 1493, reprinted in reduced facsimile, and trans. from the unique copy of the original edition (printed by Johann Rosenbach at (14577467949)

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Title: The Spanish letter of Columbus to Luis de Sant'Angel : dated 15 February, 1493, reprinted in reduced facsimile, and trans. from the unique copy of the original edition (printed by Johann Rosenbach at Barcelona early in April 1493)
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Columbus, Christopher Columbus, Christopher Harriot, Thomas, 1560-1621 Vespucci, Amerigo, 1451-1512
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Publisher: London : Quaritch
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto



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TO THE RIGHT WORTHIE AND HONOV.RABLE, SIR WALTER RALEGH, KNIGHT, SENESCHAL OF THE DVCHIES OF Cornewall and Exeter, and L. Warden of the stannaries in Deuon and Cornewall. T.B. wisheth true felictie. Q^IR, seeing that the parte of the VJorlde^ which is betwene the^ Florida and the Cap Breton mwe nammed VIRGINIA,to the honneur of yours most souueraine Ladye and QueeneElizabeth, hath hen descouuerd by yours meanes a?id greatchardges. And that your Collonye hath heen theer established toyour great honnor and prayse^ and noe lesser profit vnto the commonwelth: 7t ys good raison that euery man euertvje him selfe for toshowe the benefit which they haue receue of yt. Theerfore^ formy parte I haue been allwayes Dejirous for to make yow knowe thegood will that y haue to remayne still your most humble seruant,T haue thincke that y coldfaynde noe better occasion to declare yt^then takinge the paines to cott in copper (the most diligentlye andwell that wear in my possible to doe) the Figures which