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.

  • Barralet, John James, approximately 1747-1815.
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1844
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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. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Philadelphia : Carey & Hunt, 1844.

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New universal atlas; containing maps of the various empires, kingdoms, states and republics of the world. With a special map of each of the United States, ... by H.S. Tanner. First landing of Columbus in the New World. 'Columbus and his followers landed and kneeling they all kissed the ground they had so long desired to see': ... Herrera's Life of Columbus.

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