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[Union Sailor]
Christopher Columbus Sherwood
1860s
Portrait of a Man, Said to be Christopher Columbus (born about 1446, died 1506)
Sebastiano del Piombo (Sebastiano Luciani)
1519
Christopher Columbus
Jean-Baptiste Dedéban
1805–49
Christopher Columbus
Victor Louis Focillon
1892
Souvenir spoon with profile portrait of Christopher Columbus
European
late 19th century
Columbus Breaking the Egg
William Hogarth
April 1752
Columbus Breaking the Egg
William Hogarth
December 1, 1753
The Death of Christopher Columbus, from "Le Monde Illustré"
Henry Linton
July 14, 1860
Christopher Columbus, from the "Heroes of History" series (T68), issued with Miners Extra Smoking Tobacco, Natural Leaf Scrap, and Royal Bengals Little Cigars
Royal Bengals Little Cigars
1911
Saint James the Greater
Gil de Siloe
1489–93
Christopher Columbus in his ship, illustration for page 1 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
Christopher Columbus holding the Royal Banner of Castille and kneeling in the palm of a woman's hand, illustration for page 33 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
Christopher Columbus gliding through the sea on top of bound mermaids, illustration for page 26 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
Christopher Columbus and his mule lying on pile of straw, illustration for page 52 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
Christopher Columbus and his mule lying on pile of straw, illustration for page 49 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
Christopher Columbus with his chained arms raised above his head and his cook grabbing onto North America, illustration for page 44 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
Columbus Breaking the Egg
Dent
ca. 1800
World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago
American
ca. 1892–93
Church Choir members huddled in a circle, illustration for page 37 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
Waves, border illustration for page 39 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
Serpentine creature, illustration for page 17 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
A seated beadle with one finger raised, illustration for page 23 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
Figures in a pillory and chains, illustration for page 38 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
Money Lenders, illustration for page 14 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
Mythological female figure with a trumpet, illustration for page 22 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
Church Choir members, illustration for page 37 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
The Four Quadrilles, illustration for page 5 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
A slave being burned at the stake, illustration for page 43 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
A whale attacking a boat, illustration for page 30 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
Members of the Spanish Court, illustration for page 21 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
Money Lenders, illustration for page 14 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
Church Choir members, illustration for page 37 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
Head of the Beadle, illustration for page 23 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
Members of the Spanish Court, illustrations for pages 16 and 17 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
Decorative border of doves for pages 4 and 5 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
Church Choir members singing, illustration for page 37 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
Second Guitar Player, illustration for page 13 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
Spanish Royal Crest, illustration for page 15 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
Members of the Spanish Court, illustrations for pages 16 and 17 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30
The dove above the sea, illustration for page 8 of "The Book of Christopher Columbus: a Lyrical Drama in Two Parts"
Jean Charlot
ca. 1929–30