Interesting genealogical manuscript in Italian, six pages, 8.5 x 12.5, written in 1808. An untranslated document attempting to trace the lineage of Christopher Columbus, here referred to as the Italian “Cristoforo Colombo,” whose exact origin remains a subject of debate. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light soiling and staining. While most scholars agree that Columbus’s family was from the Ligurian coast of Genoa, others claim that he was born in Catalonia, Greece, Poland, Portugal, or a host of other nations. This early document seems to be a detailed effort in discerning the famed explorer’s true roots.
