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First landing of Columbus in the New World.
1847
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Omega Project
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Metadata
- Call Number
- D West 45/GC106/Box 17/Normal/19th c./Artists Ho-Hy GA 2007.00465
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : [s.n.], 1847.
- People
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- Author
- Humphrys, William, 1794-1865
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Columbus, Christopher—Portraits
- America—Discovery and exploration—In art
- Title pages—Specimens
- Explorers—Italy—15th century—Portraits
- Illustration of books—Great Britain—19th century—Specimens
- Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868. New universal atlas—Illustrations
- American literature—19th century—Illustrations
- Portraits, Italian—15th century
- Leaves (gathered matter).
- Portraits
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- First landing of Columbus in the New World.
- Call Number
- D West 45/GC106/Box 17/Normal/19th c./Artists Ho-Hy GA 2007.00465
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcfj236g145
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : [s.n.], 1847.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1847
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 43.5 x 33.6 cm.
- References
- New Universal Atlas Containing Maps of the Various Empires, Kingdoms, States and Republics of the World; title page.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Engravings
- Depiction: Columbus and his men kneeling before a priest.
- Signed in plate, lower right: "Humphrys sc.".
- Signed in plate, lower left: "Barralet del.".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Columbus, Christopher—Portraits
- America—Discovery and exploration—In art
- Title pages—Specimens
- Explorers—Italy—15th century—Portraits
- Illustration of books—Great Britain—19th century—Specimens
- Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868. New universal atlas—Illustrations
- American literature—19th century—Illustrations
- Portraits, Italian—15th century
- Leaves (gathered matter).
- Portraits
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/7b71b85f-88be-48a4-aa70-b962b2a32594/manifest