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quite
the sentimental value, which attaches to these early narrations,
springing direct from the brains and hearts of the nation's founders.
Sacra recognosces annalibus eruta priscis.
J. FRANKLIN JAMESON.
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION, WASHINGTON, D.C.

NOTE
Special acknowledgments and thanks are due to the representatives of
the late Arthur Middleton Reeves, who have kindly permitted the use of
his translations of the Vinland sagas, originally printed in his Finding
of Wineland the Good, published in London by the Clarendon Press in
1890; to the President and Council of the Hakluyt Society, for
permission to use Sir Clements Markham's translation of the Journal of
Columbus's first voyage, printed in Vol. LXXXVI. of the publications
of that Society (London, 1893), and that of Dr. Chanca's letter and of
the letter of Columbus respecting his fourth voyage, by the late Mr.

R.H. Major, in their second and forty-third volumes, Select Letters of
Columbus (London, 1847, 1870); to the Honorable John Boyd Thacher,
of Albany, for permission to use his version of Las Casas's narrative of
the third voyage, as printed by him in his Christopher Columbus (New
York, 1904), published by Messrs. G.P. Putnam's Sons; to Messrs.
Houghton, Mifflin and Company for permission to use, out of the third
volume of Winsor's Narrative and Critical History of America, the late
Dr. Charles Deane's translation, revised by Professor Bennet H. Nash,
of the second letter of Raimondo de Soncino respecting John Cabot's
expedition; and to George Philip and Son, Limited, of London, for
permission to use the map in Markham's Life of Christopher Columbus
as the basis for the map in the present volume, showing the routes of
Columbus's four voyages.

CONTENTS
ORIGINAL NARRATIVES OF THE VOYAGES OF THE
NORTHMEN EDITED BY PROFESSOR JULIUS E. OLSON
PAGE INTRODUCTION 3
THE SAGA OF ERIC THE RED 14 The Ancestry of Gudrid 14 The
Colonization of Greenland 15 Gudrid's Father emigrates to Greenland
20 The Sibyl and the Famine in Greenland 21 Leif the Lucky and the
Discovery of Vinland 23 Thorstein's Attempt to find Vinland 26 The
Marriage of Gudrid to Thorstein 27 The Ancestry of Thorfinn Karlsefni;
his Marriage with Gudrid 30 Karlsefni's Voyage to Vinland 31 The
First Winter in Vinland 34 Description of Vinland and the Natives 36
The Uniped; Snorri; the Captured Natives 40 Biarni Grimolfson's
Self-sacrifice 42 Karlsefni and Gudrid's Issue 43
THE VINLAND HISTORY OF THE FLAT ISLAND BOOK 45 Eric
the Red and the Colonization of Greenland 45 Leif Ericson's Baptism
in Norway 47 Biarni Herjulfson sights New Land 48 Biarni's visit to
Norway 50 Leif's Voyage of Exploration 50 The Discovery of Grapes
52 Thorvald's Expedition to Vinland 54 Thorfinn Karlsefni's

Expedition to Vinland 59 The Expedition of Freydis and her
Companions 62 Karlsefni and Gudrid return to Iceland 65
FROM ADAM OF BREMEN'S DESCRIPTIO INSULARUM
AQUILONIS 67
FROM THE ICELANDIC ANNALS 69 Annales Regii 69 From the
Elder Skálholt Annals 69
PAPAL LETTERS CONCERNING THE BISHOPRIC OF GARDAR
IN GREENLAND DURING THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY 70 Letter
of Nicholas V. 70 Letter of Alexander VI. 73
ORIGINAL NARRATIVES OF THE VOYAGES OF COLUMBUS
EDITED BY PROFESSOR EDWARD G. BOURNE
ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE LORDS, THE
CATHOLIC SOVEREIGNS, AND CHRISTÓBAL COLON 77
Columbus appointed Admiral and Viceroy of such Mainland and
Islands as he should Discover 77
TITLE GRANTED BY THE CATHOLIC SOVEREIGNS TO
CHRISTÓBAL COLON OF ADMIRAL, VICEROY, AND
GOVERNOR OF THE ISLANDS AND MAINLAND THAT MAY
BE DISCOVERED 81 The Powers and Privileges of the Office of
Admiral 82
JOURNAL OF THE FIRST VOYAGE OF COLUMBUS 85
INTRODUCTION 87 The Voyage to the Canaries; repairs on the Pinta
91 The Double Reckoning of the Distances 94 Traces of the Nearness
of Land 96 The Fears of the Sailors 99 The Chart 100 The Declination
of the Compass 103 The Course changed from West to West-southwest
107 The Light on Shore 109 The Island of Guanahani 110 The Natives
111 The Islands of Santa Maria and Fernandina 115 Description of the
Natives of Fernandina 121 The Island of Isabella 123 Reports of the
Island of Cuba; Columbus takes it to be Cipango 126 Products of the
Islands 127 Arrival at Cuba 130 Columbus thinks it to be Cathay 134

He sends an Embassy to the Gran Can 137 Return of the Messengers;
their Report 140 Products of Cuba 144 Planting the Cross 149 Martin
Alonso Pinzón sails away with the Pinta 152 Columbus returns to Cuba
153 Signs of Gold 154 Rumors of a Monstrous People 156 The Eastern
End of Cuba 158 Columbus outlines a Colonial Policy 159 The Natives.
A Large Canoe 162 An Interview with the Natives 163 Discovery of
Hayti 167 First View of Hayti 168 Further Description of the Island
171 Columbus names it Española 173 The Products of the Island 174
Visit to