Sujet

Christopher Columbus before the Council at Salamanca, Spain, 1487. Artist: Unknown

Légende

Christopher Columbus before the Council at Salamanca, Spain, 1487. Columbus (1451-1506) making an unsuccessful attempt to persuade the council appointed by King Ferdinand II of Spain to fund his proposed voyage to discover a westerly route to Asia. Columbus' persistent lobbying finally paid off in 1492 when Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain agreed to support his project.
The Print Collector collection

Date

30 nov. 1999

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C26_245

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (5,0Mo) / 41,7cm x 30,0cm / 4925 x 3548 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Italien personnes gens mâle homme hommes découverte pays Espagnol exploration type endroit siècle explication expliquer persuasion explorateur concept navigation B&W navigateur MONOCHROME genoese Salamanque Le Conseil noir et blanc noir et blanc B W La Castille y Leon The Print Collector Christopher Columbus lobbying engraving Unknown Christopher King Ferdinand II of Spain Ferdinand V King of Castille Ferdinand II of Aragon Ferdinand III of Naples Ferdinand II of Sicily Ferdinand II of Spain Ferdinand the Catholic Columbus engraving