2-612-690 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

It is believed that during Columbus' (c1451-1506) first expedition to the New World, San Salvador Island was the first land he sighted and visited on 12 October 1492. From Notabel Voyagers: from Columbus to Nansen by William H. G. Kingston and Henry Frith, published 1904 by George Routledge and Sons, Ltd.