Whose point of view is represented in the passage? an admiral's
an illustrator's
a historian's
an explorer's
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This edition of the Columbus letter, printed in Basel in
1494, is illustrated. The five woodcuts, which supposedly
illustrate Columbus's voyage and the New World, are in
fact mostly imaginary, and were probably adapted
drawings of Mediterranean places. This widely published
report made Columbus famous throughout Europe. It
earned him the title of Admiral, secured him continued
royal patronage, and enabled him to make three more
trips to the Caribbean, which he firmly believed to the
end was a part of Asia. Seventeen editions of the letter
were published between 1493 and 1497. Only eight
copies of all the editions are extant.
--"Columbus's Voyage and the New World," Library of
Congress