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CONTENTS
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THE FIRST VOLUME.
BOOK I.
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I.-Birth, Parentage, and Education of Columbus
CHAPTER II.-Early Life of Columbus
CHAPTER III.-Progress of Discovery under Prince Henry
of Portugal.
CHAPTER IV.-Residence of Columbus at Lisbon. Ideas
concerning Islands in the Ocean
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1
5
15
27
40
CHAPTER V.-Grounds on which Columbus founded his
belief of the existence of undiscovered lands in the west 52
CHAPTER VI.-Correspondence of Columbus with Paulo
Toscanelli. Events in Portugal relative to Discoveries 66
CHAPTER VII.-Propositions of Columbus to the Court of
Portugal
CHAPTER VIII.-Departure of Columbus from Portugal,
and his Application to other Courts
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87