The Lost Diary of Christopher Columbus’s Lookout. Clive Dickinson

       The Lost Diary ofChristopher Columbus’sLookout

       Caught by Clive DickinsonIllustrated by George Hollingworth

      CONTENTS

       Cover

       Title Page

Message to Readers

1 April 1492 – Toledo, central Spain

2 April 1492 – Toledo, central Spain

13 May 1492 – Palos, south-west Spain

23 May 1492 – Palos

25 May 1492 – Palos

15 June 1492 – Palos

22 June 1492 – Palos

23 June 1492 – Palos

23 July 1492 – Palos

       30 July 1492 – Palos

       1 August 1492 – Palos (but not for much longer)

       2 August 1492 – abroad the Santa Maria in the Tinto River, Palos)

       4 August 1492 – somewhere at sea

       6 August 1492 – somewhere else at sea

       9 August 1492 – still at sea

       26 August 1492 – Grand Canary

       28 August 1492 – Grand Canary (still)

       5 September 1492 – Gomera (again)

       10 September 1492 – out on the Ocean Sea

       17 September 1492 – somewhere on the Ocean Sea

       25 September 1492 – still somewhere on the Ocean Sea

       26 September 1492 – still on the Ocean Sea

       1 October 1492 – Sailing westwards on the Ocean Sea (but for how much longer?)

       6 October 1492 – on the Ocean Sea (though I’m having doubts about even that now)

       10 October 1492 – sailing south-west on the Ocean Sea

       12 October 1492 – very early morning, in the Indies!

       12 October 1492 – evening in the Indies

       13 October 1492 – San Salvador

       16 October 1492 – at sea again

       24 October 1492 – at sea once more

       28 October 1492 – in the mouth of a river in the island of Juana (the Admiral has given Colba this name. Don’t ask me why. I thought he thought it was Cipangu.)

       29 October 1492 – somewhere along the coast from where we were last night

       2 November 1492 – further west along the coast

       6 November 1492 – same place

       12 November 1492 – somewhere off the coast of who knows where

       21 November 1492 – off the coast again, not far from where we were ten days ago

       23 November 1492 – further along the coast from two days ago

       7 December 1492 – the island of Española

       13 December 1492 – Española

       18 December 1492 – along the coast of Española

       23 December 1492 – further along the coast of Española

       24 December 1492 – Christmas Eve aboard the Sana Maria, sailing along the coast of Española

       25 December 1492 – Christmas Day, ashore on Española

       26 December 1492 – ashore on Española, in the land of King Guacanagari

       27 December 1492 – in the land of King Guacanagari

       1 January 1493 – New Year’s Day, in the land of King Guacanagari

       6 January 1493 – anchored off Española eastwards of La Navidad

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