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Columbus, Christopher

Images

  • Christopher Columbus receiving from Queen Isabella of Spain his nomination as Viceroy of the territories he will discover on his voyages. Coloured lithograph, ca. 1850.
  • Christopher Columbus landing in the New World. Etching by A.C.F. Villerey after N. Vallain.
  • Christopher Columbus, surrounded by a crowd of people, is about to embark on his ship, August 1492. Coloured lithograph, ca. 1850.
  • Christopher Columbus and his crew, arriving in America, kneel before the Cross as a priest holds up the Host; native Americans look on. Engraving by J. Knight (the lettering) and by W. Humphrys, 1844, after J.J. Barralet.
  • Christopher Columbus, on his ship, admonishes his men for their lack of courage. Coloured lithograph, ca. 1850.

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