Christopher Columbus

The book of the great French writer and popularizer of science Jules Verne (1828-1905) vividly and engagingly tells the story of the life and deeds of the navigator Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), about the discovery of the American continent in 1492 and Columbus's subsequent expeditions to the New World. The edition is accompanied by necessary notes. The book for the first time reproduces a cycle of illustrations by the famous St. Petersburg artist Boris Anikin. The edition is prepared for the 525th anniversary of the discovery of America.