Gallery

1. Title Page

christopher columbus, the great genoese

2. A Genoese Map of 1480

a genoese map of 1480

3. The Land of His Ancestors

a view of modern moconesi

the columbus family home

the bread route through the hills

the bread route crossing the river

4. Ancient and Contemporary Genoa

genoa in the 15th century

20th-century genoa

genoa is a sorceress

genoa is a fairy

5. Genoa, the City of Columbus

the soprana or st. andrea's gate

st. stefano's church

the commenda di prč

st. lorenzo, genoa's cathedral

6. Savona in the 15th Century

view of savona

7. Savona and Columbus

the tower of la quarda

ancient coat of arms

the columbus family

8. The Most Ancient Document

the most ancient document

9. Porto Santo and Guinea

the portuguese possessions

one of the western beaches

a windmill on the island of porto santo

fort of la mina

another view of the fort

10. A Letter from Columbus

a letter from columbus

11. Chios in the 15th Century

chios in a painting of the 15th century

an old street in chios

a donjon of the genoese walls of chios

4~old windmills

mastic tree brushes

12. Columbus in Savona

columbus in savona

13. Ireland and Iceland

the spanish fort in galway, ireland

the spanish symbol

scene in iceland

the evidence of the tide

14. Paolo Toscanelli, a Great Scientist

paolo dal pozzotoscanelli

the city of florence

detail from the letter of paolo

15. India Est Prope Hispania

india is near to spain

the beginning of the east is near to the beginning of the west

from the end of the west to the end of india

aristotle says...

esdras says...

many considered esdras a prophet

16. Spain: Promoter of the Discovery

catholic majesties in a spanish-flemish painting

martín alonso pinzón

friar marchena

17. The Route of the First Voyage

the map of his voyage

18. San Salvador: the First Encounter

san salvador

19. The Discovery of the American Continent

a view of the peninsula of paria

the paria peninsula on a 17th century map

20. Christopher Columbus, the Genoese

emblen of the sponsoring organization