Columbus departs Spain. 19th-century artwork of the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) kissing the hand of Queen Isabella I of Castile on 3 August 1492,as he departed Spain on his voyage of exploration. The expedition is being blessed at right. Columbus's epic voyage westward across the Atlantic discovered the Americas,which he claimed in the name of his patrons Isabella and her husband Ferdinand II of Aragon,greatly expanding the Spanish Empire. Columbus had three ships and 120 men,spending five weeks at sea. This artwork was published in Boston,USA,in 1893,by the Prang Educational Company | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Library of Congress |
Bildgröße: | 4881 px × 3644 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |