Edited by Professor Edward G. Bourne

[Articles of Agreement Between the Lords, the Catholic Sovereigns, and Christóbal Colon][77]
[Columbus appointed Admiral and Viceroy of such Mainland and Islands as he should Discover][77]
[Title Granted by the Catholic Sovereigns to Christóbal Colon of Admiral, Viceroy, and Governor of the Islands and Mainland that may be Discovered][81]
[The Powers and Privileges of the Office of Admiral][82]
[Journal of the First Voyage of Columbus][85]
[Introduction][87]
[The Voyage to the Canaries; repairs on the Pinta][91]
[The Double Reckoning of the Distances][94]
[Traces of the Nearness of Land][96]
[The Fears of the Sailors][99]
[The Chart][100]
[The Declination of the Compass][103]
[The Course changed from West to West-southwest][107]
[The Light on Shore][109]
[The Island of Guanahani][110]
[The Natives][111]
[The Islands of Santa Maria and Fernandina][115]
[Description of the Natives of Fernandina][121]
[The Island of Isabella][123]
[Reports of the Island of Cuba; Columbus takes it to be Cipango][126]
[Products of the Islands][127]
[Arrival at Cuba][130]
[Columbus thinks it to be Cathay][134]
[He sends an Embassy to the Gran Can][137]
[Return of the Messengers; their Report][140]
[Products of Cuba][144]
[Planting the Cross][149]
[Martin Alonso Pinzón sails away with the Pinta][152]
[Columbus returns to Cuba][153]
[Signs of Gold][154]
[Rumors of a Monstrous People][156]
[The Eastern End of Cuba][158]
[Columbus outlines a Colonial Policy][159]
[The Natives. A Large Canoe][162]
[An Interview with the Natives][163]
[Discovery of Hayti][167]
[First View of Hayti][168]
[Further Description of the Island][171]
[Columbus names it Española][173]
[The Products of the Island][174]
[Visit to a Native Village][176]
[The Life of the People][177]
[Another Village Visited][180]
[Description of an Indian Cacique][183]
[The Cacique visits the Ship of Columbus][185]
[Columbus anchors in the Bay of Acul][188]
[Description of Native Life][190]
[Trading with the Natives][194]
[A Large Village][196]
[Character of the Natives][198]
[Wreck of the Santa Maria][199]
[Helpfulness of the Indians][201]
[The Cacique dines on Shipboard][202]
[Columbus plans to have a Garrison][204]
[Inquiries after the Source of the Gold][206]
[Preparations to return to Spain][208]
[Spices and Pepper][209]
[The Garrison left at Navidad][210]
[The Return Voyage Begun][211]
[Columbus concludes that Cipango is in Española][212]
[News of the Pinta][213]
[Return of Martin Pinzon with the Pinta][214]
[Comment on the Pinzons][216]
[The Harbor where Pinzon had Tarried][219]
[Samana Bay Discovered][221]
[The Caribs. Indians with Long Hair][223]
[Matinino, an Island inhabited by Women Only][226]
[Columbus takes the Direct Course for Spain][228]
[Varieties of Sea Life][230]
[Continued Fine Weather][234]
[Finding their Position][235]
[A Terrible Storm][238]
[Columbus’s Reflections][240]
[Prepares a Brief Report which is fastened in a Barrel][241]
[The Storm Abates][242]
[Arrival at Santa Maria in the Azores][244]
[Suspicions and Hostility of the Governor][245]
[Columbus hampered by the Detention of Part of his Crew][247]
[The Sailors are Restored][249]
[Violent Gale off Portugal][251]
[Columbus at Lisbon][252]
[Interview with the King of Portugal][254]
[Columbus leaves Lisbon][257]
[Arrival at Palos][257]
[Letter From Columbus to Luis de Santangel][259]
[Introduction][261]
[The New Islands Discovered][263]
[Description of their People and Products][265]
[Description of Española][268]
[Value of the Discoveries to Spain][268]
[A Fort built and Garrisoned][269]
[The Customs of the Inhabitants][270]
[Letter From Columbus to Ferdinand and Isabella Concerning the Colonization and Commerce of Española][273]
[The Regulations proposed for Settlements][274]
[The Regulations for Mining][275]
[The Regulations for Commerce][276]
[Letter of Dr. Chanca on the Second Voyage of Columbus][279]
[Introduction][281]
[The Outward Voyage. Stopping at the Canary Islands][283]
[First Impressions of the Lesser Antilles][285]
[Intercourse with the Inhabitants][285]
[Their Cabins; their Arts][286]
[The Caribbees][287]
[Indications of Cannibalism][288]
[Customs of the Caribbees. They Eat their Captives][289]
[Return of Diego Marquez who had been Lost][291]
[A Clash with the Caribbees][293]
[Discovery and Description of Porto Rico][294]
[Arrival at Española][295]
[Following the Coast][297]
[Suspicious Circumstances; Fears for the Spaniards left at Navidad][298]
[Navidad in Ruins and the Garrison All Dead][300]
[Vestiges of the Settlement][301]
[Fixing upon the Site for a New Settlement][302]
[Columbus visits the Cacique Guacamari][304]
[Examining Guacamari’s Wound][305]
[Guacamari’s Amazement at seeing Horses][305]
[The Site selected for the New Settlement named Isabella][307]
[The Food and Clothing of the Natives][308]
[The Products of the Country][310]
[Columbus sends out Exploring Parties to Cibao and Niti][312]
[Conclusion][313]
[Narrative of the Third Voyage of Columbus as Contained in Las Casas’s History][315]
[Introduction][317]
[The Start. Arrival at Madeira][319]
[Three Ships despatched direct to Española][320]
[Columbus goes to the Canary Islands][323]
[The Lepers’ Colony on the Island of Boavista, one of the Cape Verde Islands][324]
[Columbus at the Island of Santiago][325]
[He sails Southwest from the Cape Verdes. Intense Heat][327]
[Signs of Land][327]
[The Course is changed to the West][328]
[Discovery of Trinidad][331]
[August 1, 1498, the Mainland of South America Sighted][332]
[The Dangers of the Serpent’s Mouth][334]
[Intercourse with Indians of the Mainland][335]
[Their Appearance and Arms][336]
[Fauna and Flora][338]
[Exploring the Gulf of Paria][340]
[Trading with the Indians][343]
[Columbus retains Six Indians as Captives][343]
[Nuggets and Ornaments of Gold][345]
[Indian Cabins][346]
[Exploring the Western End of the Gulf][347]
[Columbus’s Reflections upon his Discoveries][348]
[The Terrors and Perils of the Boca del Drago][354]
[The Northern Coast of Paria][355]
[Columbus suffers from Inflammation of the Eyes][357]
[Columbus begins to believe the Land is Mainland][358]
[His Reasons for not Exploring It][360]
[Observations of the Declination of the Needle][363]
[The Products of the Country][364]
[Arrival at Santo Domingo, August 31, 1498][366]
[Letter of Columbus to the Nurse of Prince John][367]
[Introduction][369]
[The Injustice of the Treatment accorded to Columbus][371]
[Conditions in Española upon his Arrival][373]
[The Rebellion of Adrian de Muxica][374]
[The Conduct of the Commander Bobadilla][375]
[His Unwise Concessions to the Colonists][376]
[Bad Character of Some of the Colonists][378]
[Bobadilla’s Seizure of the Gold set apart by Columbus][380]
[The Proper Standards by which Columbus should be Judged][381]
[Richness of the Mines in Española][382]
[Seizure of Columbus’s Papers][383]
[Letters of Columbus on the Fourth Voyage][385]
[Introduction][387]
[Voyage to Española][389]
[A Terrible Storm][390]
[Storms on the Coast of Central America][391]
[Anxieties and Misfortunes of Columbus][392]
[Arrival at Veragua][394]
[Evidence that Columbus had reached the Extremity of Asia][395]
[Marinus’s Views of the Extent of the Earth Confirmed][396]
[Exploring the Coast of Veragua][398]
[Recurrences of Storms][399]
[Excursion into the Interior of Veragua][401]
[Difficulties with the Natives][402]
[Columbus’s Vision][403]
[Decides to return to Spain][405]
[Columbus arrives at Jamaica][406]
[No one else knows where to find Veragua][407]
[Some Features of the Country][408]
[The Arts of the Natives][409]
[The Gold brought to Solomon from the Far East][412]
[The Recovery of Jerusalem][413]
[Retrospect. Columbus’s Justification][415]
[His Distressing Plight in Jamaica][418]

[ORIGINAL NARRATIVES OF THE VOYAGES OF JOHN CABOT]

Edited by Professor Edward G. Bourne

[Introduction][421]
[Letter of Lorenzo Pasqualigo to his Brothers Alvise and Francesco, Merchants in Venice][423]
[The First Letter of Raimondo de Soncino, Agent of the Duke of Milan, to the Duke][424]
[The Second Letter of Raimondo de Soncino to the Duke of Milan][425]
[Despatch to Ferdinand and Isabella from Pedro de Ayala, Junior Ambassador at the Court of England, July 25, 1498][429]

MAPS AND FACSIMILE REPRODUCTION

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1.[Map showing the Routes, Outward and Return, of the Four Voyages of Columbus][88]
2.[Facsimile of the First Page of the Folio (first) Edition of the Spanish Text of Columbus’s Letter, dated February 15, 1493, to Santangel, describing his First Voyage. From the original (unique) in the New York Public Library (Lenox Building)][262]
3.[The New World in the Cantino Chart of 1502, showing the State of Geographical Knowledge at the Time of the Death of Columbus][418]