Excerpt from Letters of Christopher Columbus and Americus Vespuccius: With an Introduction The work is enriched with critical notes, a geographical vocabulary, short biographical sketches, a glossary of foreign and little used words and, as a fit crown of its merits, photo-lithographic fac - sz'miles of some of the more important documents printed in it. There are also twenty-two sheets of reproductions of signatures and seals, and three maps, printed in colors, which, although having no immediate relation to the text of ...
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Excerpt from Letters of Christopher Columbus and Americus Vespuccius: With an Introduction The work is enriched with critical notes, a geographical vocabulary, short biographical sketches, a glossary of foreign and little used words and, as a fit crown of its merits, photo-lithographic fac - sz'miles of some of the more important documents printed in it. There are also twenty-two sheets of reproductions of signatures and seals, and three maps, printed in colors, which, although having no immediate relation to the text of the work, are curious and of great interest. The volume is beautifully printed, upon paper made especially for the purpose, and with new types cast for the work. The pre face states that the greatest care and labor have been used to secure accuracy. His Excellency the Count de Toreno, the Minister of Fomento, has presented this Copy to the Library of the Society through our own State Department at Wash ington. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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