Columbus' voyage led eventually to the founding of the United States of America, which country celebrates today the anniversary of their Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, and I take this opportunity to wish all my American friends joy and happiness on this day.
Friday, July 4, 2008
The Niña
Columbus' voyage led eventually to the founding of the United States of America, which country celebrates today the anniversary of their Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, and I take this opportunity to wish all my American friends joy and happiness on this day.
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I have always had in my head a very different image of The Niña. Something more like Cook's ship The Endeavour. I don't know why that is (over 200 years apart!)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the picture.
Wow - I did always imagine the ship was bigger!
ReplyDeleteAwesome!
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing that a ship that small ans so open made across the big water no matter how long it took. MB
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