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Where Did Columbus Discover America?

April 26, 2017cay Christopher collectibles geographic map National Transportation

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Where Did Columbus Discover America?

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11-1986 National Geographic Society Measures 20.5″ x 14.5″ You’re bidding on another one of our National Geographic maps. It is in mint condition. It has only been opened once to take the pictures you see below. Some of our oldest maps and magazines are unique pieces of collection. The site of Columbus’ first landfall in the New World has been a controversial subject since his landing there in 1492. Watling Island, renamed San Salvador, has been the choice of many scholars, but a new theory presented by Luis and Ethel Marden who tracked the journey presented on this map points to Samana Cay. Published in National Geographic Magazine in November 1986 with the “Threading the Islands” map and three articles on Columbus, the “Where Did Columbus Discover America?” map presents a new answer to this centuries-old question. The “Threading the Islands” map explores two possible routes of Columbus’ journey and possible landing sites. The Morisson track asserts that the explorer landed on San Sal