POD: 25 September 1492. Martin Alonzo Pinson does not mistake a cloud for the legendary island of Antilles, so the three ships continue on a slightly higher latitude than OTL, missing the Bahamas and making landfall somewhere near *Daytona Beach. Columbus is sure that they have landed on the North tip of Chipangu, so he orders them to turn North, hoping to find a route to Cathay.
Of course, to his chagrin and the delight of his homesick crew, the coast continues to lead northeast, all the way up to *Chesapeake Bay.
By the time they return home two things are clear: this is not Chipangu, and the western route to the Indies was a mirage. But Columbus doesn't worry; he has discovered a whole new continent.
Of course, to his chagrin and the delight of his homesick crew, the coast continues to lead northeast, all the way up to *Chesapeake Bay.
By the time they return home two things are clear: this is not Chipangu, and the western route to the Indies was a mirage. But Columbus doesn't worry; he has discovered a whole new continent.