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Morison, Samuel Eliot, 1887-1976 Journals and other documents on the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08616 Author/Creator: Morison, Samuel Eliot, 1887-1976 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Book Date: 1963 Pagination: 1 v. : xv, 417 p. : illus. col. : maps. ; 31 cm. Order a Copy

Translated and edited by Samuel Eliot Morison. Illustrated by Lima de Freitas. Printed for members of the Limited Editions Club. One of 1500 copies, signed by the artist.

Morison, Samuel Eliot, 1887-1976
Columbus, Christopher, 1451-1506

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