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Article: The Voyage of the Vizcaina: The Mystery of Christopher Columbus's Last Ship.(Book review)
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- The Historian
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- December 22, 2007
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The Voyage of the Vizcaina: The Mystery of Christopher Columbus's Last Ship. By Klaus Brinkbaumer and Clemens Hoges. Translated by Annette Streck. (New York, N.Y. and London: Harcourt, 2006. Pp. 328. $26.00.)
In 1504 Columbus's caravel, Vizcaina, sank near the coast of Panama. Is the wreck recently found in the waters near Nombre de Dios the remains of that ship? The question is important because none of Columbus's ships have ever been recovered. The authors, investigative journalists for Der Spiegel magazine, offer meticulous descriptions of how marine archeologists, scientists, and historians have attempted to authenticate and salvage the discovery. They also ...