  | Pages | | Chapter I. Early Years. [1446–1484] | 1–33 | | Genoa, 1.—Place of Birth, 2.—Time of Birth, 4.—Family, 6.—Early Studies, 7.—Early Maritime Experience, 9.—Piratical Expeditions, 10.—Voyage to Africa, 11.—Voyage to Iceland, 12.—Experience as Bookseller and Mapmaker, 14.—Removal to Portugal, 16.—Marriage, 17.—Children, 19.—Commercial Speculation, 21.—Extent of his Experience, 21.—Theory of the Sphericity of the Earth, 23.—Progress of the Idea, 25.—Cardinal d’Ailly’s Imago Mundi, 27.—Causes of Delay, 27.—Discoveries by the Norsemen, 28.—Toscanelli’s Letters, 29.—General Approaches to the Discovery, 32. | | Chapter II. Attempts to secure Assistance. [1484–1492] | 34–73 | | Necessity of Assistance, 34.—Improbability that he applied to Genoa and Venice, 35.—Applications to Portugal, England, and France, 36.—Attitude of Portugal, 37.—Departure of Columbus for Spain, 41.—Course after reaching Spain, 43.—Condition of Spain, 44.—Inquisition, 44.—Plague, 45.—Debasement of the Coin, 45.—War against the Moors, 46.—Support of Columbus, 47.—First Encouragement, 48.—Audience at Salamanca, 49.—Nature of the Discussion, 52.—Friendliness of Deza, 53.—Result, 53.—Delays, 53.—Occupations of the Court, 54.—Thought of going elsewhere, 55.—Summons to a New Conference, 56.—Stipends of Money, 57.—Visit to Portugal, 57.—Visit to Medina Celi, 58.—Opinions of Scientific Men, 60.—Disgust of Columbus, 61.—Visit to La Rabida, 62.—Service of Perez, 63.—Favourable Inclination of the Court, 64.—Inadmissible Terms demanded, 65.—Story of the Jewels, 67.—Successful Representations, 67.—Columbus secures his Commission, 68.—Misfortune of these Extraordinary Powers, 70.—Survey of Sources of Assistance, 72.239.—Removal to Seville, 239.—Removal to San Domingo, 239.—Controversy as to Place of the Remains at present, 240.—Tradition, 240.—Removal in 1796, 241.—Discoveries in 1877, 241.—The Inscriptions, 242.—The Casket Plate, 242.—Formal Inspection, 244.—Charge of Forgery, 245.—Basis of the Charge, 246.—Investigations of Cronau in 1891, 246.—Conclusion reached, 247.—Personal Appearance of the Admiral, 248.—The Portraits, 249.—The Lotto Portrait, 250.—Final Estimate of Columbus’s Character, 251.—His Attitude toward the Moral Ideas of his Age, 252.—His Attitude toward Slavery, 253.—His Beginning of the Spanish Policy, 254.—His Powers and his Responsibilities, 255.—His Purposes, 256.—Results, 257. | | INDEX | 259 |
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