Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-05-03
MEMORIALS OF COLUMBUS.

MEMORIALS OF COLUMBUS. I
We have received copy of paper read before
the maryland Historical Society on the Sd d
April last by ROBERT DoDoE, Esq, of New York.
entitled "The Memorials Of Columbus" These
were accidentally discovered, as follows:
"Of the autograph letters Of Christopher Columbus thse
but three yet known to the world the residue, though
long desired, have yet been brought to light.
"The priceless value Of autograph letter from the &C.
compshed mind of him who confessedy the head Of
physical science, that period Of the awakening Of the hu
intellect which speaks U.S. the distance Of
three centuries and half Of his daily se hopes and plans
Of bene6cence in that melfusnt Of human tongues
the daily speech of his contemporaries Michasl Angelo. tt
dan Corrego and Raphael and whose hamonies wee evan
Columbus wrote, flowing In immortal gsace from the pns
Of Arioso and Machave, be manifest 10 ALL and moi
especially in this and the Of his glory, mp
hsshs forward in that grand Pssdicssd ~
visions Of HIS own prophsciss x -
"The library Of the Count Michael Angelo Csmbaa,
former Senator Of Genoa, was after his death in July, 1885,
advertised for sale Its catalogue contained its
bers the Codce del Prviegi del Colombo The Decu-
ons Of Genoa anxious to procure this treasure, had the pub
lie sale adjourned until the Kings had been received
their memorial the subject The King Of Sardinia, Vic
Emanuel earnestly seconded their wishes, ordering the
originals be deposited in the archives of the Court Turin
Hhee accurate copy having been taken at the soca
ons Of the Decurons of Genoa, the originals given up
them, and the copy left at Turin. The originals
ceived by Genoa the 29h day Of January, 1891 and
shortly after beautiful monument custodia, being
bic pillar surmounted BY bust Of Columbus erected
their honored depository and placed apartment the
ho., ~ L.
Of gded bronze in the opens still another door Of
similar MATERIAL behind which, in their golden receptacle,
preserved these sacred relics The closet secured by
two keys which kept respectively, aEPurenances Of
Office BY the Senator and by the Cardinal Legate Of Genoa,
during their terms of Office To see the relics both keys must
be obtained written application these dgnaries."
"Ths documents contained in this monument to Colum-
bus consist Of forty four separate charters warrants orders,
and grants Of privileges, beautifully engossed veum by
the Of the copys and umnaor that age, and also the
autograph letters Of Columbus.
These documents enclosed in bag of richly gilt and
embossed scarlet Spanish leather, with silver lock- being
the book Of copies Of his letters and Of his privileges which,
n l502 when he set off upon his fourth and last voyage he
entrusted the and guardianship Of Sgnor francesca d
Rivaroo to forward to his intimate friend at Genoa, sthe
learned DOCTOR he styles him. and the ambassador
sgno Nicoo Odego, for his safe keeping and
Mr.. DoDeE also gives US an account of his visit to
Nuremburgh, in Bavaria, to examine the terrestrial
globe constructed by Martin Behaim, (or Boehm,)
the friend and associate Of Columbus, and which
it has been asserted by those who never saw it
gives the priority of discovery to Behaim. This
globe was begun in l49l, and completed August,
1892. Mr.. DoDGE thus describes it:
"The family of Behaim possess globe made by their
cesor Martin Behaim, in the year 1892, while Columbus
yet at is in the mansion adjoining the Lndaue
gallery It Is said to be the earliest in existence and rad
ton says that its asist early patron, by his wealth and
Influence, Of the prise of Columbus It is 10 perfect pre-
of
About two feet in diameter, It is suspended in brass circle
marked with the courses of the Winds with the and
after the notions Of classical geogaphers The equnoca
and zodiac Defined but there is utter absence Of a
tude and longitude. america, North South is not there
the flows that side of the earth which afterwards
belonged to the western world and the fancy of the artist
has depicted whales spoung in the locality of the Uni
ted Sate and Spanish Caravals sailing unknown
directions Mexico. few mermads are combng their
locks somewhere modern Greenland, and in old Ger
man. he has inscribed underneath the intelligence that msny
of these peculiar animals be met with thereabouts The
conhguraon OF Europe certainly singular certain wavy
line for all England about the size of NAL
to, Germany Of modern Russia Spain about double the size
Of France the Mediterranean dwindles to small lake
vast region protudes into the beyond the ndes and
described the domain of the famous Kaiser Peser John,
in the words her wohnt der sehr behme Kaiser Prester
Johsn The Antilles small obscure islands, the
coast OF Africa The Rcd Sea is huge ocean, coored red
and Palestine Of the size Of modern Turkey The geogra
pher evidently proportions the countries according their
atve importance The whole surface is studded with dro
figures, specimens Of the inhabitants productions and dis
nctve features Of the countries with continual inscriptions
IN German OF their names character, discovery &C. form
ing dgent abstract Of the works Of the travellers and geo.
graphers whose quoted authorities, and thus
giving very complete idea and resume Of the Of geo
graphical knowledge of the time"
We hope the example given by Mr.. DoDeE, "a
promising young lawyer, travelling in Europe for
general information in seeking to enrich his own
country while abroad, will be followed by those
who to travel over the various countries Of
continental Europe, some of whose records of the
past connected with America it may be reasonably
believed will be found rich with papers and corre
spondence Of great value.
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