One can still imagine those hardy sailors guiding their square - sailed boats across unknown waters until they gazed in wonder at a strange coastline on the horizon — never suspecting that five centuries later, Christopher Columbus would be hailed as the discoverer of this New World.
Võib kujutada ette, kuidas need karastatud meremehed seilasid oma laevadega, millel lehvis nelinurkne puri, üle tundmatute vete, kuni nägid horisondil võõrast rannikut, oskamata aimata, et viis sajandit hiljem peetakse Christoph Kolumbust selle Uue Maailma avastajaks.