Toscanelli and Columbus
Subtitle: the letter and chart of Toscanelli on the route to the Indies by way of the West, sent in 1474 to the Portuguese Fernam Martins, and later on to Christopher Columbus; a critical study on the authenticity and value of these documents and the sources of the cosmographical ideas of Columbus, followed by the various texts of the letter, with translations, annotations, several facsimiles and also a map
By: by Henry Vignaud
Publisher: Sands
Published: 1902
Place of publication: London
Language: eng; fre
Number of pages: 365
Subjects: Discovery and exploration
Notes: Translation and revision of: La lettre et la carte de Toscanelli.

"The English edition of this work ... differs in many respects from the French edition. Several new chapters have been added, and important alterations and amplifications made."--P. vii.

"This edition is limited to 200 copies ..."

Includes bibliographical references and index.