Cabot's Discovery of North America
Cabot's Discovery of North America
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' It is certain that Cabot, who was a skilful cosmographer as well as an intrepid navi- gator, set out the result of his voyage upon a map, and also on a globe. 1 Unfortunately, both the map and the globe, so far as we know at present, have perished. If But it is now conceded on all hands that the beautiful planisphere of Juan de la Cosa, constructed by him in 1500, the genuineness of which has never been impeached, includes the result of the voyage of 1497. Inasmuch as the Spanish Ambassadors ...were in possession of the information afforded by John Cabot's own map, it is more than probable that La Cosa had at his disposal the very best evidence obtainable. The map is drawn on an ox hide, 5 feet 9 inches long by 3 feet wide, on a scale of 15 Spanish leagues to a degree, and is now preserved in a glass case in the naval museum at Madrid. It is *an exquisite production in colours, and is richly decorated in gold. It is probably the best designed map of the period. Its testimony is all the greater because it was a map made by a skilful cosmographer, from p.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
' It is certain that Cabot, who was a skilful cosmographer as well as an intrepid navi- gator, set out the result of his voyage upon a map, and also on a globe. 1 Unfortunately, both the map and the globe, so far as we know at present, have perished. If But it is now conceded on all hands that the beautiful planisphere of Juan de la Cosa, constructed by him in 1500, the genuineness of which has never been impeached, includes the result of the voyage of 1497. Inasmuch as the Spanish Ambassadors ...were in possession of the information afforded by John Cabot's own map, it is more than probable that La Cosa had at his disposal the very best evidence obtainable. The map is drawn on an ox hide, 5 feet 9 inches long by 3 feet wide, on a scale of 15 Spanish leagues to a degree, and is now preserved in a glass case in the naval museum at Madrid. It is *an exquisite production in colours, and is richly decorated in gold. It is probably the best designed map of the period. Its testimony is all the greater because it was a map made by a skilful cosmographer, from p.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by John Boyd Thacher Collection (Library of Congress) Dlc to read onlineMoreLess
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