[Columbus, Christopher]: Boccage, Anne-Marie du:

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LA COLOMBIADE, OU LA FOI PORTÉE AU NOUVEAU MONDE. POËME. The 1761 edition, after the first edition of 1756 from the same publishers, of this "epic poem on the discovery of America" (Sabin) featuring many beautifully-executed plates.Madame du Boccage (1710–1802) ran a distinguished salon in Paris, frequented by Voltaire, Fontenelle, and other luminaries. Together with her husband, Pierre-Joseph Fiquet du Boccage, she had a passionate interest in literature, and published several interesting works, including imitations of Milton and Pope. La Colombiade is her greatest contribution, a poised revisiting of the moment of contact between Columbus and indigenous Americans."La Colombiade...picks up the adventures of Columbus as he meets the leader of an Indian nation who asks who he is and why he is there....Columbus replies in astonishing detail, telling his auditor of 'the three continents which form the universe,' of the Supreme Being, of European manners and inventions, of his project, of Queen Isabella, of scurvy, of strange 'phenomena' of the sea, and of unrest among the sailors. 'Merveilleux Etranger,' exclaims the chief, no doubt overwhelmed by the barrage of heroic couplets. After many adventures a prayerful Columbus is visited by a tutelary angel who reveals the vast consequences of his enterprise" - Martin. The present work contains ten plates, with scenes depicting Columbus' landing in the New World, his introduction to the American court, and a vivid shipwreck. Also incl

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