'Christoph Kolumbus 1446-1506', 1934. Artist: Unknown.

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'Christoph Kolumbus 1446-1506', 1934. Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), Genoese navigator and explorer. Sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, Columbus 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. From Die Großen der Weltgelchichte. [Ecktein-Halpaus, Dresden, 1934]

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