CONTENTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
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CHAPTER I.
Sources, and the Gatherers of Them 1
Illustrations: Manuscript of Columbus, 2; the Genoa Custodia, 5; Columbus's Letter to the Bank of St. George, 6; Columbus's Annotations on the Imago Mundi, 8; First Page, Columbus's First Letter, Latin edition (1493), 16; Archivo de Simancas, 24.
CHAPTER II.
Biographers and Portraitists 30
Illustrations: Page of the Giustiniani Psalter, 31; Notes of Ferdinand Columbus on his Books, 42; Las Casas, 48; Roselly de Lorgues, 53; St. Christopher, a Vignette on La Cosa's Map (1500), 62; Earliest Engraved Likeness of Columbus in Jovius, 63; the Florence Columbus, 65; the Yañez Columbus, 66; a Reproduction of the Capriolo Cut of Columbus, 67; De Bry's Engraving of Columbus, 68; the Bust on the Tomb at Havana, 69.
CHAPTER III.
The Ancestry and Home of Columbus 71
CHAPTER IV.
The Uncertainties of the Early Life of Columbus 79
Illustrations: Drawing ascribed to Columbus, 80; Benincasa's Map (1476), 81; Ship of the Fifteenth Century, 82.
CHAPTER V.
The Allurements of Portugal 85
Illustrations: Part of the Laurentian Portolano, 87; Map of Andrea Bianco, 89; Prince Henry, the Navigator, 93; Astrolabes of Regiomontanus, 95, 96; Sketch Map of African Discovery, 98; Fra Mauro's World-Map, 99; Tomb of Prince Henry at Batalha, 100; Statue of Prince Henry at Belem, 101.
CHAPTER VI.
Columbus in Portugal 103
Illustrations: Toscanelli's Map restored, 110; Map of Eastern Asia, with Old and New Names, 113; Catalan Map of Eastern Asia (1375), 114; Marco Polo, 115; Albertus Magnus, 120; the Laon Globe, 123; Oceanic Currents, 130; Tables of Regiomontanus (1474-1506), 132; Map of the African Coast (1478), 133; Martin Behaim, 134.
CHAPTER VII.
Was Columbus in the North? 135
Illustrations: Map of Olaus Magnus (1539), 136; Map of Claudius Clavus (1427), 141; Bordone's Map (1528), 142; Map of Sigurd Stephanus (1570), 145.
CHAPTER VIII.
Columbus Leaves Portugal for Spain 149
Illustrations: Portuguese Mappemonde (1490), 152; Père Juan Perez de Marchena, 155; University of Salamanca, 162; Monument to Columbus at Genoa, 163; Ptolemy's Map of Spain (1482), 165; Cathedral of Seville, 171; Cathedral of Cordoba, 172.
CHAPTER IX.
The Final Agreement and the First Voyage, 1492 178
Illustrations: Behaim's Globe (1492), 186, 187; Doppelmayer's Reproduction of this Globe, 188, 189; the actual America in Relation to Behaim's Geography, 190; Ships of Columbus's Time, 192, 193; Map of the Canary Islands, 194; Map of the Routes of Columbus, 196; of his track in 1492, 197; Map of the Agonic Line, 199; Lapis Polaris Magnes, 200; Map of Polar Regions by Mercator (1509), 202; Map of the Landfall of Columbus, 210; Columbus's Armor, 211; Maps of the Bahamas (1601 and modern), 212, 213.
CHAPTER X.
Among the Islands and the Return Voyage 218
Illustration: Indian Beds, 222.
CHAPTER XI.
Columbus in Spain again; March To September, 1493 243
Illustrations: The Arms of Columbus, 250; Pope Alexander VI., 253; Crossbow-Maker, 258; Clock-Maker, 260.
CHAPTER XII.
The Second Voyage, 1493-1494 264
Illustrations: Map of Guadaloupe, Marie Galante, and Dominica, 267; Cannibal Islands, 269.
CHAPTER XIII.
The Second Voyage, continued, 1494 284
Illustrations: Mass on Shore, 298.
CHAPTER XIV.
The Second Voyage, continued, 1494-1496 303
Illustrations: Map of the Native Divisions of Española, 306; Map of Spanish Settlements in Española, 321.
CHAPTER XV.
In Spain, 1496-1498. Da Gama, Vespucius, Cabot 325
Illustrations: Ferdinand of Aragon, 328; Bartholomew Columbus, 329; Vasco Da Gama, 334; Map of South Africa 1513), 335; Earliest Representation of South American Natives, 336.
CHAPTER XVI.
The Third Voyage, 1498-1500 347
Illustrations: Map of the Gulf of Paria, 353; Pre-Columbian Mappemonde, restored, 357; Ramusio's Map of Española, 369; La Cosa's Map (1500), 380, 381; Ribero's Map of the Antilles (1529), 383; Wytfliet's Cuba, 384, 385.
CHAPTER XVII.
The Degradation and Disheartenment of Columbus (1500) 388
Illustrations: Santo Domingo, 391.
CHAPTER XVIII.
Columbus again in Spain, 1500-1502 407
Illustrations: First Page of the Mundus Novus, 411; Map of the Straits of Belle Isle, 413; Manuscript of Gaspar Cortereal, 414; of Miguel Cortereal, 416; the Cantino Map, 419.
CHAPTER XIX.
The Fourth Voyage, 1502-1504 437
Illustrations: Bellin's Map of Honduras, 443; of Veragua, 446.
CHAPTER XX.
Columbus's Last Years. Death and Character 477
Illustrations: House where Columbus died, 490; Cathedral at Santo Domingo, 493; Statue of Columbus at Santo Domingo, 495.
CHAPTER XXI.
The Descent of Columbus's Honors 513
Illustrations: Pope Julius II., 517; Charles the Fifth, 519; Ruins of Diego Colon's House, 521.
APPENDIX.
The Geographical Results 529
Illustrations: Ptolemy, 530; Map by Donis (1482), 531; Ruysch's Map (1508), 532; the so-called Admiral's Map (1513), 534; Münster's Map (1532), 535; Title-Page of the Globus Mundi, 352; of Eden's Treatyse of the Newe India, 537; Vespucius, 539; Title of the Cosmographiæ Introductio, 541; Map in Ptolemy (1513), 544, 545; the Tross Gores, 547; the Hauslab Globe, 548; the Nordenskiöld Gores, 549; Map by Apianus (1520), 550; Schöner's Globe (1515), 551; Frisius's Map (1522), 552; Peter Martyr's Map (1511), 557; Ponce de Leon, 558; his tracks on the Florida Coast, 559; Ayllon's Map, 561; Balboa, 563; Grijalva, 566; Globe in Schöner's Opusculum, 567; Garay's Map of the Gulf of Mexico, 568; Cortes's Map of the Gulf of Mexico, 569; the Maiollo Map (1527), 570; the Lenox Globe, 571; Schöner's Globe (1520), 572; Magellan, 573; Magellan's Straits by Pizafetta, 575; Modern Map of the Straits, 576; Freire's Map (1546), 578; Sylvanus's Map in Ptolemy (1511), 579; Stobnieza's Map, 580; the Alleged Da Vinci Sketch-Map, 582; Reisch's Map (1515), 583; Pomponius Mela's World-Map, 584; Vadianus, 585; Apianus, 586; Schöner, 588; Rosenthal or Nuremberg Gores, 590; the Martyr-Oviedo Map (1534), 592, 593; the Verrazano Map, 594; Sketch of Agnese's Map (1536), 595; Münster's Map (1540), 596, 597; Michael Lok's Map (1582), 598 John White's Map, 599; Robert Thorne's Map (1527), 600; Sebastian Münster, 602; House and Library of Ferdinand Columbus, 604; Spanish Map (1527), 605; the Nancy Globe, 606, 607; Map of Orontius Finæus (1532), 608; the same, reduced to Mercator's projection, 609; Cortes, 610; Castillo's California, 611; Extract from an old Portolano of the northeast Coast of North America, 613; Homem's Map (1558), 614; Ziegler's Schondia, 615; Ruscelli's Map (1544), 616; Carta Marina (1548), 617; Myritius's Map (1590), 618; Zaltière's Map (1566), 619; Porcacchi's Map (1572), 620; Mercator's Globe (1538), 622, 623; Münster's America (1545), 624; Mercator's Gores (1541), reduced to a plane projection, 625; Sebastian Cabot's Mappemonde (1544), 626; Medina's Map (1544), 628, 629; Wytfliet's America (1597), 630, 631; the Cross-Staff, 632; the Zeni Map, 634, 635; the Map in the Warsaw Codex (1467), 636, 637; Mercator's America (1569), 638; Portrait of Mercator, 639; of Ortelius, 640; Map by Ortelius (1570), 641; Sebastian Cabot, 642; Frobisher, 643; Frobisher's Chart (1578), 644; Francis Drake, 645; Gilbert's Map (1576), 647; the Back-Staff, 648; Luke Fox's Map of the Arctic Regions (1635), 651; Hennepin's Map of Jesso, 653; Domina Farrer's Map (1651), 654, 655; Buache's Theory of North American Geography (1752), 656; Map of Bering's Straits, 657; Map of the Northwest Passage, 659.
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