Multiple Perspectives in the Age of Exploration T EACHING WITH P RIMARY S OURCES - MTSU The voyage had lasted 70 days (35 of which being lost by delay at the Canary islands), from August 3 to October 12, 1492, when Columbus landed on the island called Guanahani by the natives, and named by him San Salvador. This island was rediscovered by the English, and by them called Watling Island. Columbus took possession of the land in the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ, for the crown of Castille. Concerning Discovered Islands: Letter of Christopher Columbus, to Whom Our Age is Greatly Indebted, Concerning Islands Recently Discovered in the Indian Ocean (1493) A Letter of Christopher Columbus (1493) Ptolemaic world map (1482) Waldseemller map (1507) Girolamo Benzoni, History of the New World (translation at Google Books) translation at Google Bookstranslation at Google Books L INKS Analyzing Multiple Perspectives worksheet (TPS-MTSU) Analyzing Multiple Perspectives worksheet (TPS-MTSU) Analyzing Multiple Perspectives worksheet Analyzing Multiple Perspectives worksheet Columbuss journal Columbuss journal larger excerpt at Internet Medieval Sourcebook larger excerpt at Internet Medieval Sourcebook larger excerpt at Internet Medieval Sourcebook larger excerpt at Internet Medieval Sourcebook Oct. 11 excerpt in PDF Oct. 11 excerpt in PDF Oct. 11 excerpt in PDF Oct. 11 excerpt in PDF World Digital Library World Digital Library World Digital Library World Digital Library Columbuss 1493 letter (with English translation) Columbuss 1493 letter Columbuss 1493 letter excerpt in PDF excerpt in PDF excerpt in PDF Columbuss letter (with woodcuts) Columbuss letter Columbuss letter Library of Congress exhibitions Library of Congress exhibitions A New World (American Treasures) A New World (American Treasures) A New World A New World 1492: An Ongoing Voyage 1492: An Ongoing Voyage 1492: An Ongoing Voyage 1492: An Ongoing Voyage Exploring the Early Americas Exploring the Early Americas Exploring the Early Americas Exploring the Early Americas Special Presentations Special Presentations Special Presentations Video: Columbuss Most Prized Possession Columbuss Most Prized PossessionColumbuss Most Prized Possession L INKS TPS-MTSU lesson plans on Columbus: TPS-MTSU lesson plans on Columbus: A Matter of Perspective: Columbus in the New World A Matter of Perspective: Columbus in the New World A Matter of Perspective: Columbus in the New World Culture Clash: Three Views of Columbus Culture Clash: Three Views of Columbus Culture Clash: Three Views of Columbus Reading Like a Historian lesson plans Reading Like a Historian lesson plans Columbus Day: 1892, Not 1492, by Jack Schneider, from Reading Like a Historian (book) by Sam Wineburg, Daisy Martin, and Chauncey Monte-Sano (2013) Columbus Day: 1892, Not 1492, Columbus Day: 1892, Not 1492, Atahualpa and the Bible from Reading Like a Historian online resources from Stanford History Education Group Atahualpa and the Bible Reading Like a Historian online resources Atahualpa and the Bible Reading Like a Historian online resources L INKS Contact me! S TACEY G RAHAM Project Coordinator Teaching with Primary Sources MTSU