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Columbus taking possession of the new country – Vintage Print

Columbus taking possession of the new country, Boston, U.S.A. : Published by the Prang Educational Co., 1893. — antique lithograph
Columbus taking possession of the new country, Boston, U.S.A. : Published by the Prang Educational Co., 1893.. Antique lithograph from the Columbus collection.

(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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This antique lithograph of Columbus taking possession of the new country brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Set on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas, this chromolithograph shows Christopher Columbus claiming the land for Spain, the moment tied to his first landfall in the Americas in October 1492. The Prang Educational Company of Boston issued it in 1893, the year Chicago hosted the World's Columbian Exposition marking four centuries since that voyage, and the firm was known for colored prints made for schools and homes. Chromolithography built the scene from several inked stones, one per color, which let publishers sell detailed pictures of national heroes at a price ordinary households could afford.

Created / publishedBoston, U.S.A. : Published by the Prang Educational Co., 1893.
Medium1 print : chromolithograph.
GenreChromolithographs Color 1890-1900.
Notes40802Y U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by L. Prang & Co., Boston.
SubjectsColumbus, Christopher--Journeys--Bahamas--San Salvador Island. Arrivals & departures--Bahamas--San Salvador Island--1890-1900. Discovery & exploration--Bahamas--San Salvador Island--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,244 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-173856

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