When there are such lands there should be profitable things without number.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Columbus predicts that the existence of new lands implies abundant profitable resources.
- In plain terms
- If these lands exist, they must have many things that can be sold.
- What can you take from it?
- New discoveries are often viewed first through the lens of profit.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes a land profitable?
- Who decides the value of a place?
Another view
This view assumes the lands have value defined by trade and ignores their intrinsic worth.
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