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DeSoto's Expeditions of 1539-1544 are overlayed on 1898 US Map Florida with the march of de Soto and his men, 1539-1544. [Illus. adapted from: De Soto and his men in the land of Florida. Grace Elizabeth King. New York, 1898. facing p. xiv.]. |
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Waldseemuller 1513 Map - First map of the Americas published in an atlas.
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1562 Map of the America by Diego Guitierrez
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| The Catholic Kings use this De Soto map to document their rights to Georgia to the British throne. | Library of Congress, Global Gateway, Parallel Histories: Spain, the United States and the American Frontier. | |
| Map of Juan Cabrillo's West Coast explorations A Map Showing the Progress of Discovery on the West Coast of the U.S. and Vancouver Island. 1857. Pen, ink, and watercolor. |
Johann Georg Kohl. Geography and Map Division, Kohl Collection, miscellaneous | |
Isabella the Catholic [1451-1504] Engraving by J. Andrews. Illus. in: History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic, Wm. H. Prescott, 1839[?], v. 1. |
Isabella the Catholic. 1839. Prints and Photographs Division. Library of Congress.
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Columbus explaining his discovery to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain as drawn by John Gilbert. |
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. XII, no. 596 (1868 May 30), cover. No known restrictions on publication. |
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Title page of History of the United States, vol. I Christopher Columbus holding sword and banner, with soldiers, priest, and Indian woman kneeling before him.
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Credit Line: Copyright by Johnson, Fry & Co.
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Lithograph print of Columbus reception by the King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain after his first return from America
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| After the third expedition, from 1498 to 1500, Columbus is arrested and sent home in chains for inhumane treatment of the Indians. In 1502, after his liberation, Columbus made a fourth and last expedition. |
Credit Line: Copyright by John D. Morris & Co. |
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Governor of Puerto Rico and founder of San Augustin, Florida in 1513 while searching for the fabled Fountain of Youth. |
Credit Line: Wood engraving (no date) From Denison, John Ledyard, ed. Illus. in: "Die illustrierte neue welt" (New York, H. Bill, 1858). |
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Photomechanical Illustration in: The lance, cross and canoe; the flatboat, rifle and plough in the valley of the Mississippi ... / W[illiam] H[enry] Milburn. New York and St. Louis : N.D. Thompson publishing co., c1892, p. 44. |
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| Portrait of Fernando Magellan holding a globe and compass. 1886 Engraving. |
Illus. in Narrative and critical history of America / Winsor. 1886, v. 2, p. 595 | |
| Explorer claims the New World for Spain and for Christianity. Photomechanical Print shows an explorer holding a flag and sword, pointing to a wooden cross and a carved pillar, claiming new lands in the name of king and Christianity; Native Americans stand among the explorers and birch bark canoes are pulled up on the shore. 1890-1910 | No known restrictions on publication. |
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Spanish soldier in armor with horse; exploring Southwestern U.S | Rights status not evaluated. For general information see "Copyright and Other Restrictions ...," |
Balboa claims the Pacific for Spain. Balboa claims the Pacific Ocean for the King of Spain. Lithograph print shows Balboa standing in the Pacific Ocean holding a sword and the banner of Spain. |
Copyright 1893 by Gebbie & Co. Illus. in: The American continent and its inhabitants before its discovery by Columbus / Annie C. Cady. Philadelphia : Gebbie & Co., 1893. |
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