Title

'Land! Land! Land!', Columbus arriving in America, 1492 (late 19th or early 20th century). Artist: Unknown

Caption

'Land! Land! Land!', Christopher Columbus arriving in America, 1492 (late 19th or early 20th century). Sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, Columbus (1451-1506) set out in 1492 to discover a westward route to Asia. He landed on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, claiming it for Spain. Columbus subsequently made three further voyages to the Americas. Lantern slide.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1875

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C60_269

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,4Mb (6,2Mb) / 12,4in x 15,8in / 3707 x 4753 (300dpi)

Keywords

travel transport transportation Italy Italian people male man men hat religious sitting discovery country religion success achievement Spain Spanish chart exploration guy ship ships listening clothes voyage color colour Christianity dress cabin New World location century crucifix helmet arrival hearing explorer good news expedition concept navigation arriving seated navigator accomplishment genoese Genoa United States of America United States commander water transport America USA 15th century The Print Collector fifteenth century lantern slide TGN Christopher Columbus portrait Unknown Christopher T Columbus T Gullick;Gullick portrait