Christopher Columbus, Genoese navigator and explorer. Artist: Unknown

Christopher Columbus, Genoese navigator and explorer. Artist: Unknown

1-156-693 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Christopher Columbus, Genoese navigator and explorer. Sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, Columbus (1451-1506) 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.


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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Christopher Columbus: Italian, Spanish: Navigator, explorer

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Italy Liguria Genova Genoa

  1. 44 25 00 N , 008 57 00 E

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3168x3914
File Size : 36,327kb


Aliases

  1. 3471
  1. 0390003461
  1. 1-156-693
  1. 1156693
  1. 3461
  1. 3471

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