Select Letters of Christopher Columbus (1493–1503): Hakluyt Society Edition, Translated by R. H. Major (1847)

Select Letters of Christopher Columbus (1493–1503): Hakluyt Society Edition, Translated by R. H. Major (1847)

Author: Christopher Columbus (original author); R. H. Major (translator and editor)

Year: 1847

Description This is a digitized edition of Select Letters of Christopher Columbus, with Other Original Documents Relating to His Four Voyages to the New World , translated and edited by R.H. Major and published by the Hakluyt Society in 1847. A foundational primary source collection, the volume includes seven key documents from Columbus and his contemporaries, offering rich insight into the Age of Discovery. These letters document the initial European encounters with the Americas and reveal themes of exploration, imperial ambition, religious justification, and personal struggle. The edition is part of the Hakluyt Society’s First Series (No. 2) and has been made available for students, educators, and researchers of world history. MLA Citation Columbus, Christopher. Select Letters of Christopher Columbus, with Other Original Documents Relating to His Four Voyages to the New World . Translated and edited by R. H. Major, The Hakluyt Society, 1847. First Series, No. 2,1. Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/select-letters-of-christopher-columbus_OPCVL_Encountering_the_New_World%3A_A_Thematic_Study_of_Columbus%E2%80%99s_Letters_%281493%E2%80%931503%29_is_a_valuable_secondary_source_for_historians_stu