Statue of Columbus, Mexico – Historic Print
![Statue of Columbus, Mexico, [between 1880 and 1897] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/1e/1e223324d992-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with Statue of Columbus, Mexico, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Statue of Columbus, Mexico
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
A bronze statue of Christopher Columbus stands on the Paseo de la Reforma, the broad avenue cutting through Mexico City, and this view captures it sometime between 1880 and 1897. Maximilian laid out the Reforma in the 1860s to rival the boulevards of Paris, and monuments like this one were placed along it to give the capital a grand, European character. The photograph is attributed to William Henry Jackson, whose catalog of views lists it under the Paseo. The pairing of a navigator's likeness with a modern avenue shows how the city's leaders linked their capital to the wider Western world.
| Created / published | [between 1880 and 1897] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 2 negatives : glass ; 5 x 8 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Title in Catalogue of the W.H. Jackson Views: Statue of Columbus, on the Paseo [de la Reforma] Attribution to Jackson based on Catalogue of the W.H. Jackson Views (1898). Negatives are variants. Detroit Publishing Co. no. X 8563. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949. |
| Subjects | Columbus, Christopher--Statues. Monuments & memorials. Sculpture. Streets.Mexico--Mexico City. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 718 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-76541 |
More from the Columbus collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
![Statue of Columbus [and] the Cathedral](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/aa/aa734a0bf3dd-400.webp)
