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