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A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 3
Robert Kerr
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 3
Robert Kerr
Book Excerpt: ...y his son, we have chosen to give an account of the first Discovery of America, by Herrera the royal historiographer of Spain. To some readers this may appear superfluous: But, as Don Ferdinand Columbus may naturally enough be supposed to have written under a degree of partial attachment to the glory of his immortal father, it seems fortunate that we possess an authentic early history of the same unparalleled event, from a more certainly impartial and well informed author, having access to the public archives. That portion of our work is given as an original record, almost without any remark; leaving it to the ingenious industry of such of our readers as may be so disposed, to make a critical comparison between the work of Don Ferdinand Columbus, a rare and valuable monument of filial piety, and that of Antonio de Herrera. We have only to regret, that the transcendent genius, who possessed the unexampled sagacity to devise, and the singular good fortune, perseverance, capac...
Médias | Livres Paperback Book (Livre avec couverture souple et dos collé) |
Validé | 7 octobre 2020 |
ISBN13 | 9798676951054 |
Éditeurs | Independently Published |
Pages | 468 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 26 mm · 680 g |
Langue et grammaire | English |
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