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What Columbus found – Historic Print

What Columbus found, c1892 July 8. — historic print
What Columbus found, c1892 July 8.. Historic print 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 rare historic print captures What Columbus found in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Its title, "What Columbus found," frames the picture as a question about the explorer's discovery rather than a view of a particular place. The Library's record dates it to around July 8, 1892, and lists it as a copyright deposit. The shelflist card names W.J. Morgan & Co. as an associated firm, but the record notes that these details are unverified. The date fell in the 400th anniversary year of Columbus's 1492 landing, when many commemorative prints appeared and the explorer's legacy was widely debated.

Created / publishedc1892 July 8.
Medium1 print.
NotesX24802 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Morgan, W.J., & Co.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,135 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-128515

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