John mohr pilot biography of christopher columbus
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| Document Number: | AJ-062 |
| Author: | Columbus, Christopher |
| Title: | Journal of the First Voyage of Columbus |
| Source: | Olson, Julius E.
and Edward G. Bourne (editors). John mohr pilot biography of christopher columbusThe Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503: The Voyages of the Northmen; The Voyages of Columbus and of John Cabot. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906). Pages 87-258. |
| Pages/Illustrations: | 177 / 1 |
| Citable URL: | www.americanjourneys.org/aj-062/ |
Author Note
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) was born in Genoa, Italy, and grew up among- merchants who traded throughout the Mediterranean and along the Atlantic coasts of Africa and Europe.
Working as a young man for Genoese importers in Lisbon, Columbus traveled as far afield as Iceland in the north, Ghana in the south, and the Azores in the west. Believing that there might be an easier and more profitable route to Japan, China, and the East Indies by sailing west, he and his brother Bartholomew attempted to secure government backing for an expedit