Excerpt from The Life of Christopher ColumbusAs Columbus had found a home in Lisbon, he thought it right to make the King of Portugal an offer of his services. King John did not treat Columbus well, for when trusted by him with all his maps and plans, the king made use of them in secret, and sent a ship to try the course that Columbus had in mind.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition.

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