The landing of Columbus 1492 – 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.)
Description
A window into the past: The landing of Columbus 1492, preserved in this historic print. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The landing of Columbus 1492
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Copyright registration in late January 1893 places this print on the eve of the four hundredth anniversary of Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage, when American publishers and artists produced many images of the explorer. The scene commemorates Columbus's landing in the Americas, an event Americans of the period often celebrated as a founding moment for their nation. The maker is not firmly identified, so the composition itself is the best clue to what its publisher hoped viewers would take from it.
| Created / published | c1893 Jan. 26. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | Y6541 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Buek. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,100 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-113252 |
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