Portraits of Christopher Columbus (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Portraits of Christopher Columbus<br><br>"The Lord," says Christopher Columbus himself in his "Prophecies," written toward the end of his life, "has blessed me abundantly with the knowledge of marine things. Of the science of the stars he has given me that which would suffice; so also of geometry and arithmetic. Besides, he has granted me the mind and skill to draw globes and place upon them in their proper places the various cities, rivers and mountains. I have studied all sorts of writings: history, the chronicles, philosophy, and some other arts for which Our Lord quickened my intelligence and understanding."<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.