Columbus explaining his discovery to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella / drawn by John Gilbert. – 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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Few images capture their era like this antique engraving of Columbus explaining his discovery to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella / drawn by John Gilbert.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Columbus explaining his discovery to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella / drawn by John Gilbert.
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Drawn by the English illustrator John Gilbert, this wood engraving ran on the cover of *Harper's Weekly* on May 30, 1868. It shows Christopher Columbus explaining his discovery to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, the monarchs who had backed his voyage of 1492. Gilbert was known for dramatic scenes from history and literature, and this one reflects the nineteenth-century taste for heroic moments in the age of exploration.
| Created / published | 1868 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Genre | Periodical illustrations 1860-1870.Wood engravings 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. XII, no. 596 (1868 May 30), cover. Title from item. |
| Subjects | Columbus, Christopher. Ferdinand--V,--King of Spain,--1452-1516. Isabella--I,--Queen of Spain,--1451-1504. Explorers--Italian--Western Hemisphere--1490-1500. Discovery & exploration--Spainish--Western Hemisphere--1490-1500. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,143 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-109989 |
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