Sujet

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

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C26_245

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50.0Mo (4.4Mo) / 41.7cm x 30.0cm / 4925 x 3548 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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