Columbus comes ashore on the island of Guanahani Explorer Christopher Columbus arrives in island Guanahani. He is welcomed by locals. In the background a cross erected in the name of the Crown of Castile. In the margin a two-line caption in Frans. Manufacturer : printmaker: Bernard Picart (listed building) in its draft: Bernard Picart (listed property) Place manufacture: Amsterdam Date: 1732 Physical features: etching and engra material: paper Technique: engra ( printing process) / etching dimensions: plate edge: h × 142 mm b 87 mmToelichtingPrent also used as an illustration in: Charlevoix, P
Columbus comes ashore on the island of Guanahani Explorer Christopher Columbus arrives in island Guanahani. He is welcomed by locals. In the background a cross erected in the name of the Crown of Castile. In the margin a two-line caption in Frans. Manufacturer : printmaker: Bernard Picart (listed building) in its draft: Bernard Picart (listed property) Place manufacture: Amsterdam Date: 1732 Physical features: etching and engra material: paper Technique: engra ( printing process) / etching dimensions: plate edge: h × 142 mm b 87 mmToelichtingPrent also used as an illustration in: Charlevoix, Pierre-François-Xavier de. Histoire de l'Isle Espagnole ou de S. Domingue. Amsterdam: François L'Honoré, 1732. Subject: historical person (COLUMBUS) - scene directly related with life or life-story (COLUMBUS) Discovery of America When: 1492-10-12 - 1492-10-12
Size: 1344px × 1860px
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