Christopher Columbus Images

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Engraving depicting the fleet of Christopher Columbus approaching the New World, 1492.

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Engraving of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus standing atop the Santa Maria on his voyage to the New World, 1492.

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Illustration depicting the fleet of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus (the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria) departing from Spain on August 3, 1492.

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Christopher Columbus (1451 - 1506) the navigator and explorer who made four voyages to the 'New World'. He died in poverty in Valladolid and is buried in Seville Cathedral.

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Christopher Columbus meets the natives of America who are fascinated by trinkets like a bell.

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Christopher Columbus (1446-1506), the Genoese discoverer of the Americas, in armour and ruff.

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1492, Genoese explorer, Christopher Columbus (1451 - 1506), exhorts his men to persevere on their voyage of discovery to the New World.

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MADRID, SPAIN: Remnants of bones purported to be those of Christopher Colombus at Seville Cathedral.

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Replicas of Christopher Columbus' ships, the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria, sail past the Statue of Liberty 26 June 1992. Their tour is sponsored by the Spain '92 Foundation to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Columbus' landing in the Americas.

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A view of the tomb of Christopher Columbus in Seville's cathedral, 19 January 2006. An international investigation is making progress in seeking to end centuries of arguments over the true origins of Christopher Columbus.

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An undated painting shows Christopher Columbus arriving at one of the Caribbean islands on his voyage of discovery from the Naval Museum in Madrid, 19 May 2006.

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A caravel under sail which was part of Christopher Columbus's (1451 - 1506) first letter to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain after he had set sail to find the New World.