The discovery of America, it seems, cost £503 all told. Christopher Columbus himself got,only £42 13/. At the time he was receiving £64 a year as Admiral of the Fleet, and his expeditionlasted from August 3, 1492, to March, 1493. The captains of his ships drew £41 a year, and his sailors from £4 15/ to £0. .... - . . .
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 79, 3 April 1928, Page 10
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