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Title

  • Christopher Columbus, his own book of privileges, 1502 : photographic facsimile of the manuscript in the archives of the Foreign Office in Paris, now for the first time published, with expanded text, translation into English and an historical introduction

Other Title

  • Half title: Codex diplomaticus of Christopher Columbus

Names

  • Columbus, Christopher.
  • Barwick, G. F. (George Frederick), 1853-1931.
  • Harrisse, Henry, 1829-1910.
  • Stevens, Benjamin Franklin, 1833-1902.
  • Spain. Sovereign (1479-1504 : Ferdinand V and Isabella I)
  • Henry Harrisse Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)
  • John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress)
  • John Boyd Thacher Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : B.F. Stevens, 1893

Headings

  • -  Columbus, Christopher
  • -  America--Discovery and exploration--Spanish
  • -  Spain--Charters, grants, privileges
  • -  Spain--History--Ferdinand and Isabella, 1479-1516--Sources

Notes

  • -  "The original Codex on vellum is written on both sides of the leaf, and is here reproduced in same same form, but is interleaved with corresponding pages of transliteration and translation"--P. [9].
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  Thacher, II, p. 9 (Americana)
  • -  Appended to the Codex are facsimiles of the autograph letters of Columbus to Oderigo, and to the Bank of St. George, and of the Decree of the Republic of Genoa, 1670.
  • -  Includes index.
  • -  Kislak accession no.: 1987.049.00.0001.
  • -  LAC snh 2019-04-19 no edits (4 card)
  • -  LAC rwp 2019-04-26 review

Medium

  • lxvi, 284 p., [2] leaves of plates : col. coats of arms, facsims. ; 35 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E114 .S84
  • Thacher A673
  • E114 .S84 Copy 4 Provenance: Gift of Jay I. Kislak Foundation; bookplate of Doris L. Benz. Red Morocco binding, with gilt lettering on spine.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 02012566

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Columbus, Christopher, G. F Barwick, Henry Harrisse, Benjamin Franklin Stevens, Spain. Sovereign, Henry Harrisse Collection, Jay I. Kislak Collection, John Davis Batchelder Collection, and John Boyd Thacher Collection. Christopher Columbus, his own book of privileges,: photographic facsimile of the manuscript in the archives of the Foreign Office in Paris, now for the first time published, with expanded text, translation into English and an historical introduction. London: B.F. Stevens, 1893. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/02012566/.

APA citation style:

Columbus, C., Barwick, G. F., Harrisse, H., Stevens, B. F., Spain. Sovereign, Henry Harrisse Collection [...] John Boyd Thacher Collection. (1893) Christopher Columbus, his own book of privileges,: photographic facsimile of the manuscript in the archives of the Foreign Office in Paris, now for the first time published, with expanded text, translation into English and an historical introduction. London: B.F. Stevens. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/02012566/.

MLA citation style:

Columbus, Christopher, et al. Christopher Columbus, his own book of privileges,: photographic facsimile of the manuscript in the archives of the Foreign Office in Paris, now for the first time published, with expanded text, translation into English and an historical introduction. London: B.F. Stevens, 1893. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/02012566/>.