La Santa María, La Pinta, and La Niña - Dual Language Spanish English

Odo, SA: Empresa Constructora, 1991. First Edition . Hard Back. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 9 X 11 3/4. 130 Pages. Wrap-around pictorial boards and pictorial endpapers. Illustrated with color photography on every page. There is a three inked-line gift inscription to New Mexico congressman Lujan. There are no other marks, stamps or labels of any sort to this otherwise as new book with near flawless illustration and text pages. It is surprising to note that the first European power to initiate the exploration and conquest of the Atlantic Ocean was the smallest country of all, Portugal. Columbus's first sighting of land on was October 12, 1492. Many institutes in Spain collaborated for the reconstruction of the three historical ships upon the 500th year anniversary of the famous event. Contents in Six Chapters: Historical Introduction, The Santa Maria, The Pinta and the Nina, The Discovery Ships, Scale Reproductions of the Ships of Columbus's First Voyage, The Quinto Centenario Sailing Vessels, and The Voyages of the Quincentennary Ships.