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59 essential to his chosen profession, and are indicative of what he afterwards was to attempt to accomplish. It would be a pleasure to know just when and from what data he arrived at the conclusion that he could reach the east coast of Asia by a voyage westward from Europe. Part of his time was spent in making maps and charts for a livelihood, for he was a skillful draughtsman. It was a time when the air was filled with tales and propositions of discovery. The captains of Prince Henry, of Port...ugal, had been gradually push ing their voyages down the West African coasts, and in some of these voyages Columbus was a participant As early as 1 474 he appears to have been in corre spondence with Paolo Toscanelli, of Italy, a celebrated physician, astronomer and cosmographer, concerning the feasibility of a western voyage to Asia. Tosca nelli was a philosopher and Columbus a courageous seaman. As to the possibilities of the proposed voyage, these men were of one mind and conclusion. Toscanelli seems to have been the first scholar and cosmographer to give Columbus emphatic encourage ment to the undertaking.
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59 essential to his chosen profession, and are indicative of what he afterwards was to attempt to accomplish. It would be a pleasure to know just when and from what data he arrived at the conclusion that he could reach the east coast of Asia by a voyage westward from Europe. Part of his time was spent in making maps and charts for a livelihood, for he was a skillful draughtsman. It was a time when the air was filled with tales and propositions of discovery. The captains of Prince Henry, of Port...ugal, had been gradually push ing their voyages down the West African coasts, and in some of these voyages Columbus was a participant As early as 1 474 he appears to have been in corre spondence with Paolo Toscanelli, of Italy, a celebrated physician, astronomer and cosmographer, concerning the feasibility of a western voyage to Asia. Tosca nelli was a philosopher and Columbus a courageous seaman. As to the possibilities of the proposed voyage, these men were of one mind and conclusion. Toscanelli seems to have been the first scholar and cosmographer to give Columbus emphatic encourage ment to the undertaking.
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