Picture No | 12029975 |
Date | 1492 |
Description | Columbus' First Sight of Land |
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Christopher Columbus stands on the deck of his ship at night, looking off into the distance with his hand on a map. A sailor named Rodrigo de Triana spotted the land first, but later Columbus claimed to have seen land first in order to collect the royal reward and position.
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Source | Engraving by A. de Caula |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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