Sujet
The Landing of Columbus', (1877).
Légende
'The Landing of Columbus', (1877). Christopher Columbus arriving in America, 1492. Sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, Italian navigator and colonist Columbus set out to discover a westward route to Asia. He landed on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, claiming it for Spain. The priests who accompanied him forcibly converted large numbers of the indigenous population to Christianity. From "Our Country: a Household History for All Readers, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time", Volume 1, by Benson J. Lossing. [Johnson & Miles, New York, 1877]
Date
1877
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19F13_184
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
59,5Mo (3,8Mo) / 47,2cm x 31,6cm / 5572 x 3730 (300dpi)