Columbus miscellaneous collection ca. 1500-ca. 1950

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Columbus miscellaneous collection ca. 1500-ca. 1950

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/601

Collection consists of photoreproductions and facsimiles of Columbus documents and 20th century clippings and printed matter concerning Columbus. Facsimiles include letters written by Columbus and documents by or about Columbus and photoreproductions of other documents. Also, clippings and printed matter about Columbus and his descendants, documents and relics, controversy about his burial place, and related matters.

.01 linear foot (1 folder)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6313942

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Columbus, Christopher, 1451-1506

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Christopher Columbus was likely born in October 1451 in Genoa, Republic of Genoa. His name in Ligurian is Cristoffa Corombo. In one of his writings, he says he went to sea at the age of 10. In 1473, Columbus began his apprenticeship as business agent for the important Centurione, Di Negro and Spinola families of Genoa. Later, he allegedly made a trip to Chios, an Aegean island then ruled by Genoa. Columbus based himself in Lisbon from 1477 to 1485. Between 1482 and 1485, Columbus traded along th...