Columbus giving hawks bells to the Taino people, 1492
Christopher Columbus giving hawks bells to the Taino people, the first Native Americans he encountered in 1492 and later conquered and enslaved. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1837
Picture No
12486111
Media ID
46394553
Size
7208px x 4352px
(7.8MB)
Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
Florilegius Collection
