Sunday, January 12, 2014

Excerpt from: The Log of Christopher Columbus * 12 January 1493

Taken from the Log of Columbus
Saturday, 12 January 1493

Before dawn I sailed to the east with a fresh breeze, making 15 miles by sunrise, and in the next two hours I went another 18 miles. From there I saw land to the south, at a distance of about 36 miles, and I made for it. I remained a safe distance from land and steered SSE this night for 21 miles.


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