Caption

The discovery of the Mississippi River by the Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and his companions in May 1541, in the center, de Soto is depicted on a horse with a sword raised, while in the foreground and on the shore clergy raise a crucifix into the sky and his troops and accompanying natives reach the banks of the river, American history, authentic, digitally restored reproduction in high resolution from a template from the 19th century, exact date of presentation unknown, historical

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26I63_155

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No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

50.5Mb (16.8Mb) / 16.9in x 11.6in / 5058 x 3492 (300dpi)

Keywords

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