Title

The landing of Christopher Columbus on Hispaniola, 1901. Artist: Unknown

Caption

The landing of Christopher Columbus on Hispaniola, 1901. Sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, Columbus set out to discover a westward route to Asia. He landed on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, claiming it for Spain. After one of the first contemporary pamphlets, printed at Basel, 1494. A print from The World's History, A Survey of Man's Record, by Dr HF Helmolt, Volume I, William Heinemann, London, 1901.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1901

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C30_254

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (4,8Mb) / 18,6in x 10,4in / 5593 x 3130 (300dpi)

Keywords

travel transport transportation people male man men discovery Greater Antilles country Spain Spanish exploration guy ship ships voyage New World native Native American location century hispaniola arrival explorer concept arriving American Indian genoese metaphor sailing ship United States of America United States water transport America USA 15th century The Print Collector fifteenth century TGN welcoming party Christopher Columbus engraving Unknown Christopher Columbus HF Helmolt Helmolt Hans F Hans F (Hans Ferdinand) Hans Ferdinand Helmolt Hans Ferdinand H F HF H F Helmolt Dr H F Helmolt HF Helmolt engraving