Print c1893 entitled "The First Voyage" - Christopher Columbus bids farewell to Queen Isabella as he departs for the New World.
Print circa 1893 entitled "The First Voyage" and showing Christopher Columbus bidding farewell to Queen Isabella of Spain as he departs for the New World on August 3 1492. Columbus (circa 1451 - 1506) left from the port of Palos with three ships - a carrack called Santa Maria, also known as Gallega (the Galician), plus two smaller caravels called Pinta (the Painted) and Santa Clara, nicknamed Nina. He famously reached the Americas on October 12 1492 - landing on a small island in the modern day Bahamas and naming it San Salvador. Print by L Prang & Co.
Size: 8256px × 6167px
Photo credit: © Archive Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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