. The world's story; a history of the world in story, song and art, ed. by Eva March Tappan . AA 000 877 427 5. THE LANDING OF COLUMBUS BY PIETRO GABRINI Christopher Columbus was born about 1446, near Genoain Italy. In 1473 he went to Portugal, then the most famousmaritime nation in Europe, took part in several expeditionsalong the coast of Africa and one to Iceland, and becameknown as a maker of maps. While in Portugal he began tostudy the problem of reaching Asia by sailing to the westand thus avoiding the long and perilous voyage aroundAfrica. His plan was submitted to the King of Portugal,
. The world's story; a history of the world in story, song and art, ed. by Eva March Tappan . AA 000 877 427 5. THE LANDING OF COLUMBUS BY PIETRO GABRINI Christopher Columbus was born about 1446, near Genoain Italy. In 1473 he went to Portugal, then the most famousmaritime nation in Europe, took part in several expeditionsalong the coast of Africa and one to Iceland, and becameknown as a maker of maps. While in Portugal he began tostudy the problem of reaching Asia by sailing to the westand thus avoiding the long and perilous voyage aroundAfrica. His plan was submitted to the King of Portugal, butthe dangers of the Atlantic were supposed to be so great thatit was dismissed as impractical. Columbus next tried thecourt of Spain, and for five years sought in vain to obtainthe necessary assistance for the execution of his councils were summoned to consider his plans, buteach council rejected them. Apparently his years of patientendeavor had gained him nothing but the reputation ofbeing a little mad (see A GHmpse of Columbus in Spain,volume v). Thoroughly discouraged, Columbus set outworldsstoryhisto11tapp
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