A letter written by Christopher Columbus on 15 February 1493, is the first known document announcing the completion of his first voyage across the Atlantic, which set out in 1492 and reached the Ameri
Illustrative woodcut from the Latin edition of Columbus's letter printed in Basel in 1494.
Route of Columbus's first voyage
Landing of Columbus by John Vanderlyn, 1847. Columbus takes possession of the islands of the Indies, "with flags flying and no one objecting"
The six islands of the Indies, woodcut from the 1494 Basel edition of Columbus's letter
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Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish transatlantic voyages in the name of the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the wid
Columbus's letter on the first voyage
…A letter written by Christopher Columbus on 15 February 1493, is the first known document announcing the completion of his first voyage across the Atlantic, which set out in 1492 and reached…
Painting said to be a posthumous portrait of Christopher Columbus, by Sebastiano del Piombo, 1519
Christopher Columbus House in Genoa, Italy, an 18th-century reconstruction of the house in which Columbus grew up. The original was likely destroyed during the 1684 bombardment of Genoa.
Colombo giovinetto, sculpture of young Columbus by Giulio Monteverde, Genoa
Portrait of Columbus by Aliprando Caprioli