CLEAN : The letter announcing the discovery of America returns to Italy

The transcript discusses the discovery and history of a significant document originally from the Florentine library, valued at around a million euros. It was sold to a private collector and later donated to the Library of Congress. The document, a letter by Columbus announcing the discovery of the New World, was stolen from the Ricardian Library in Florence and eventually returned to Italy. The theft involved a sophisticated reproduction that went unnoticed for years, requiring extensive verification to uncover the existence of two copies in different libraries.

What was the original location of the letter before it was sold?

• Library of Congress

• Florentine Library

• British Museum

• Vatican Library

In which year was Columbus's letter printed in Rome?

• 1495

• 1493

• 1492

• 1500

Which library was the letter stolen from?

• National Library of Spain

• Ricardian Library

• British Library

• Library of Congress

What made the theft of the letter particularly sophisticated?

• The use of advanced technology

• The use of a secret code

• The involvement of multiple countries

• The creation of a hard-to-detect reproduction

What was discovered in the Ricardian and central libraries?

• A hidden vault

• Two copies of the original letter

• A secret map

• An ancient manuscript