Original copy of explorer's 1493 letter was found in US Library of Congress, with the one held in Florence proved to be a forgery A rare copy of a letter written by Christopher Columbus in 1493 that was stolen from a library in Florence has been returned to Italy after US investigators discovered it was in the collection of the Library of Congress. The return of the letter, which had been sent to the king and queen of Spain, describing the Italian explorer's first impressions of the new world, w...
Stolen Columbus letter about discovery of new world returned to Italy
The Guardian - 18 May 2016 15:16
Original copy of explorer's 1493 letter was found in US Library of Congress, with the one held in Florence proved to be a forgery A rare copy of a letter written by Christopher Columbus in 1493 that was stolen from a library in Florence has been returned to Italy after US investigators discovered it was in the collection of the Library of Congress. The return of the letter, which had been sent to the king and queen of Spain, describing the Italian explorer's first impressions of the new world, w...
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