Charles h bennett biography of christopher columbus

FROM WHOM DID COLUMBUS OBTAIN THE ROUTE PLAN USED TO DISCOVER AMERICA?

Christopher Columbus' biographers have been baffled down through the centuries as to how he obtained the route plan for his voyage.

Both the plan itself, consisting of four distinct legs, and the necessity of it have been recognized, but the source has remained a mystery.

Charles h bennett biography of christopher columbus

Now, for the first time, it is outlined and documented by a history student-navigator, Paul H. Chapman, in The Man Who Led Columbus to America. Direct quotations from ancient manuscripts tell the story in the words of the men who made the “scouting” trip nine centuries ahead of Columbus and four centuries prior to the Vikings.

Each leg of their journey has been plotted by Chapman and shown on charts in this book (22 total). Photographs of the landing sites then reveal how accurately these men described their arrival points. Sketches by artist John Kollock illustrate the real-life nature of the “miraculous