The Lost Diary of Christopher Columbus’s Lookout

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Clive Dickinson. The Lost Diary of Christopher Columbus’s Lookout

The Lost Diary ofChristopher Columbus’sLookout. Caught by Clive DickinsonIllustrated by George Hollingworth

CONTENTS

MESSAGE TO READERS

1 April 1492 – Toledo, central Spain

2 April 1492 – Toledo, central Spain

13 May 1492 – Palos, south-west Spain

23 May 1492 – Palos

25 May 1492 – Palos

15 June 1492 – Palos

22 June 1492 – Palos

23 June 1492 – Palos

23 July 1492 – Palos

30 July 1492 – Palos

1 August 1492 – Palos (but not for much longer)

2 August 1492 – aboard the Santa Maria in the Tinto River, Palos

4 August 1492 – somewhere at sea

6 August 1492 – somewhere else at sea

9 August 1492 – still at sea

26 August 1492 – Grand Canary

28 August 1492 – Grand Canary (still)

5 September 1492 – Gomera (again)

10 September 1492 – out on the Ocean Sea

17 September 1492 – somewhere on the Ocean Sea

25 September 1492 – still somewhere on the Ocean Sea

26 September 1492 – still on the Ocean Sea

1 October 1492 – sailing westwards on the Ocean Sea (but for how much longer?)

6 October 1492 – on the Ocean Sea (though I’m having doubts about even that now)

10 October 1492 – sailing south-west on the Ocean Sea

12 October 1492 – very early morning, in the Indies!

12 October 1492 – evening in the Indies

13 October 1492 – San Salvador

16 October 1492 – at sea again

24 October 1492 – at sea once more

28 October 1492 – in the mouth of a river in the island of Juana (the Admiral has given Colba this name. Don’t ask me why. I thought he thought it was Cipangu.)

29 October 1492 – somewhere along the coast from where we were last night

2 November 1492 – further west along the coast

6 November 1492 – same place

12 November 1492 – somewhere off the coast of who knows where

21 November 1492 – off the coast again, not far from where we were ten days ago

23 November 1492 – further along the coast from two days ago

7 December 1492 – the island of Española12

13 December 1492 – Española

18 December 1492 – along the coast of Española

23 December 1492 – further along the coast of Española

24 December 1492 – Christmas Eve aboard the Santa Maria, sailing along the coast of Española

25 December 1492 – Christmas Day, ashore on Española

26 December 1492 – ashore on Española, in the land of King Guacanagari

27 December 1492 – in the land of King Guacanagari

1 January 1493 – New Year’s Day, in the land of King Guacanagari

6 January 1493 – anchored off Española, eastwards of La Navidad

8 January 1493 – off the coast of Española

13 January 1493 – still off the coast of Española

16 January 1493 – at sea, on our way home!

25 January 1493 – somewhere on the Ocean Sea

10 February 1493 – somewhere on the moon (well, it’s more interesting than writing “somewhere on the Ocean Sea ”…)

12 February 1493 – somewhere on the top of some big waves on the Ocean Sea

13 February 1493 – somewhere in a storm on the Ocean Sea

14 February 1493 – still in the storm on the Ocean Sea (but for how much longer?)

15 February 1493 – off the islands of the Azores (we think)

19 February 1493 – the island of Santa Maria, in the Azores

24 February 1493 – at sea once more, on our way home (I hope)

3 March 1493 – somewhere on the Ocean Sea (still no sign of home)

4 March 1493 – at anchor in the River Tagus, in Portugal (wouldn’t you know it!)

5 March 1493 – at anchor in the River Tagus

13 March 1493 – at sea, on the last leg home

15 March 1493 – Palos, home at last!

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2 November 1492 – further west along the coast

6 November 1492 – same place

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