Show christopher columbus was brave big man with freckles says ancient book christopher columbus was a brave big man with a long red freckled face according to a human interest story about the discoverer published in 1534 the story of columbus in one of the first printed accounts of his voyages has been brought to light at the smithsonian institution where a volume of the new world by michael nerr herr was found in its collection of old scientific literature herrs book which was published in strassburg describes columbus personal appearance appearance and relates difficulties he had in persuading the king and queen of spain to finance his voyage here is how herr tells of columbus desire to sail westward lie ile had good hopes that he could discover before sundown several islands which would be of great pleasure and use to the people with regard to those islands that lay in front of india he be himself expected to find costly pearls and all sorts of precious stones the kin king and queen made fun of him film as a man who was eng engaged aged in a foolish task and let the tiling thing go as a good joke then the king commanded that a galley be outfitted and lie he also supplied two swift ships with provisions and whatever else was necessary when these ships were ready columbus sailed from the spanish coast on t the h e first day of the autumn month in the year after the birth of christ 1492 and thus went on his long desired journey |