Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1893-09-28

maps give us Nn 1OeU OF the extern
|uf geographical knowledge previous
to the discovery Of America. Copies
OF Ptolemy's osmographia, edition
OF 1892, which had been studied
by Columbus, and "Theologia'
with marginal notes by Columbus in
| his own hand writing, were interest
ing relics. In section B. is found a
collection OF pictures Of tile court d
Ferdinand and Isabella, views ol
Moorish and Spanish castles. etc. In
section G. everything pertaining to
the boyhood and early life Of Colum.
bus is found. The career of Column
bus in Spain is illustrated by means
OF paintings, pictures and relics in
section D. Here Is door md door
fiamb from the original convent OF
La Rabida. Sections E. f. e. and
III. show scenes associated with the
voyages OF Columbus to the new
world. Stone and tiles from church
at old Isabella, a town which Colum-
bus founded and named after his
royal patroness, are exhibited.
Scenes from the last days Of Column
bus are in section +, and in section
X. is exhibited q large number OF
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photograph letters and signatures OF
Columbus, both original and fac-sim-
| lie. There can be no doubt as to
there having lived such a person as
lColumbus. Tn section L. is collected
Everything, that has been written
about the discovery, letters from
Columbus, and many curious old
volumes about America, published
in different parts OF Europe in the
18th and 10th centuries. The let
tiers OF Columbus may we'll at this
day serve as models of neatness in
execution. Columbus did not have
the honor OF having the newly dis
covered world named after him. In
section NJ. is illustrated how it re-
ceived the name America, in honor
OF Americas Vespucius. / saw a
copy Of the book, an elementary
geography, that ehristened America
and the very passage which gave the
name. After describing Europe,
Asia and Africa as three climates or
grand divisions OF the globe, he
launches the following proposition:
"But now that these. parts have been
more widely explored, and another
fourth part discovered by Americas
Vespucins (as will be seen hereafter),
[ did not see why we should quietly
refuse to name it America, namely
the land Of Americas Vespucius, af-
ter it's diseoverer Americas, a man OF
sagacious mind, since both Europe
and Asia derive their names from
women The descendants OF Amer
icus Vespucius, in 1850, petitioned
congress for pension and q grant
of land to enable them Ito maintain
with responsibility the name OF their
ancestor OF which they are soproud",
but congress did not grant their re
quest. ] was interested in studying
the old maps and Charts made by
the early navigators, as they show
how imperfect were their ideas of the
extent md position al the new land,
Columbus did not know that he had
discovered a new continent; he
thought he had struck some OF the
outlying islands OF Asia. America
was notreveaied all at once to the
eyes OF Enrope-it grew by de
grees. For many years the new land
was regarded as u number Of islands
off the coast of Asia, hence the re.
peated attempts to discover a pass
aye through oraround. Section o
and z. contains original papers per.
tanning to Cnlnnbns. loaned by the
Duke of Veraqna, and others. / saw
the original commission given tic
Columbus by Ferdinand and Isabel
la upon his departure for his first
voyage, also a large number Of roy
al letters patent from the soyereigns
OF Spain, letters from Popes, auto
graph letters of Columbus, his will
Ietc In section @ are contained val
unble historical documents an6
works OF art from the Vatican, loan
led by the Pope. Section r. contains
the John Boyd Thatcher collector
Ief valnble historical works OIL Aineri
Gu.
After seeing 90 much about
columbus one naturally wants tt
know what he looked like
but after looking over 300 portraits
each purporting to represent him
one has no better idea OF how Ii
looked, than one has of the true ap
pearance Of a republican candidat
for governor from the campaign pict
nres in the ST. Paul Globe. 1t is us
serted that the most authentic pict
IRE is one which represents him a
having red hair.
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