Isabella, site of first city in America, founded by Columbus – Vintage Print
(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.)
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Isabella, site of first city in America, founded by Columbus comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The title calls La Isabela the "first city in America," a claim tied to Christopher Columbus, who founded the settlement on the north coast of Hispaniola, in today's Dominican Republic, during his second voyage. This c1893 photograph by F.L. Vasquez records the site as it appeared in the 1890s, when interest in Columbus's landings was high ahead of the 400th anniversary of 1492. Columbus named the town for Queen Isabella of Castile, but it was abandoned within a few years, after the colony shifted to what became Santo Domingo. Its brief existence makes the site's reputation as a founding city more interesting than its size.
| Created / published | c1893. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1890-1900. |
| Notes | 28546G U.S. Copyright Office. No. 3. Copyright by F.L. Vasquez. |
| Subjects | La Isabela (Dominican Republic)--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,277 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-184067 |
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