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Columbus: character portrait from Captains of adventure (Pocock, Roger)

A character in Captains of adventure

Columbus

Captains of adventure by Pocock, Roger

A visionary navigator who believes the world is a globe and sails westward seeking Japan and the Indies; the passage portrays him as intellectually gifted but weak as a commander.

Also known as: Christopher Columbus, Cristo-fero Colombo, Cristoval Colon, the navigator, the Christ-Carrying Dove

Inside the story

Meet Columbus

A visionary navigator who believes the world is a globe and sails westward seeking Japan and the Indies; the passage portrays him as intellectually gifted but weak as a commander.

On the page

A tall, middle-aged man with blue eyes and reddish hair, dressed in the plain dark robe and hood of a foreign monk. In later life his hair is white and he looks frail and worn.

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