The Fatherland: (1450-1700) : showing the part it bore in the discovery, exploration and development of the western continent with special reference to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; ptIof a narrative and critical history, prepared at the reque . DAWN OF THE MODERN PERIOD. fj^ HE earliest pub- ^ lished account ofColumbuss initial voy-age was a pamphletcontaining the letter ofColumbus sent, inMarch, 1493, to theroyal treasurer, Raph-ael Sanchez.^^ It wasalmost immediatelytranslated from Span-arms of Columbus. ish iuto Latin by the learned Aliander de Cosco, and printed and circulatedby the
The Fatherland: (1450-1700) : showing the part it bore in the discovery, exploration and development of the western continent with special reference to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; ptIof a narrative and critical history, prepared at the reque . DAWN OF THE MODERN PERIOD. fj^ HE earliest pub- ^ lished account ofColumbuss initial voy-age was a pamphletcontaining the letter ofColumbus sent, inMarch, 1493, to theroyal treasurer, Raph-ael Sanchez.^^ It wasalmost immediatelytranslated from Span-arms of Columbus. ish iuto Latin by the learned Aliander de Cosco, and printed and circulatedby the German printers, Frank Silber in Rome, andUngut and Pohle, in Seville,*^ by express permissionof Pope Alexander. Four years later it was trans-lated into German, and printed at Strasburg byBartolemaus Kiistler; the title and imprint are herereproduced in fac-simile. The curious Avoodcut uponthe title shows the risen Christ appearing before theking of Spain and his suite. The Lord points to. 64 The Pennsylvania-German Society. ^n fcfofi^iibfc^lcfcn von etUc^ett mjSteii9ie ?p in furnen 5ften funbcn ff no^iilurc^cfiintg von ^ifpatuj^vnio fa^t vo gco^ea wurtt)ctUc9m^mgen ^le in*de /clbc uij5lcn fyn&»
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