"Santa Maria" Christopher Columbus Explorer Sailing Ship 85+ Y/O Trade Ad Card

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"Santa Maria" Christopher Columbus Explorer Sailing Ship 85+ Y/O Trade Ad Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
ORIGINAL 85+ YEARS OLD TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
THE "SANTA MARIA" CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
La Santa Marde la Inmaculada Concepci, or La Santa Mar, originally La Gallega, was the largest of
the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage. Her master and owner was Juan de la
Cosa.
Santa Marwas built in Pontevedra, Galicia, in Spain's north-west region and was probably a medium-sized
nau (carrack), about 58 ft (17.7 m) long on deck, and according to Juan Escalante de Mendoza in 1575,
Santa Maria was "very little larger than 100 toneladas" (about 100 tons, or tuns) burthen, or burden,
and was used as the flagship for the expedition. Santa Marhad a single deck and three small masts.
The other ships of the Columbus expedition were the smaller caravel-type ships Santa Clara, remembered
as La Ni("The Girl"), and La Pinta ("The Painted"). All these ships were second-hand (if not third- or
more) and were not intended for exploration. Ni, Pinta, and the Santa Marwere modest-sized
merchant vessels comparable in size to a modern cruising yacht.
NOTE
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE .
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGES ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
SEE IMAGES ABOVE WITH THE RULER AS A SCALE!
THIS CARD IS NOT MODERN REPRODUCTION
IT IS  85+ YEARS OLD
IT IS NOT PERFECT AND THIS CARD MAY HAVE
SLIGHT PAPER LOSS - SMUDGING - ROUNDED CORNERS - SURFACE CREASE
10
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