The Columbus Venture

BBC Books, London, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 208 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. The voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492 is one of the most significant journeys ever made by man. It led directly to the colonization of America by Europeans, something that has had an enormous impact on the modern world. But who was Columbus? How did a relatively poor Genoese seaman persuade the monarchs of Spain, one of Europe's mightiest nations, to back a scheme based on a totally inaccurate assessment of the size of the world? The distinguished navigator, Robin Knox-Johnston, therefore decided to follow his course. An astrolabe replaced the sextant and even the compass on his boat "Suhaili" had its corrector magnets removed before the voyage started. This is an account of the voyage. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Britain/UK; ISBN: 0563360909. ISBN/EAN: 9780563360902. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 7055. . 9780563360902