Columbus 'discovering America' Finish:Rolled Botanical study of honeysuckle inscribed

Botanical study of honeysuckle inscribed in ink 'Caprifolium perfoliatum serotinum speciosius H R Par

Members of the Secret Committee of the House of Commons seated round a table

the larger red-crested wood-pecker

The Elgin Room

Columbus 'discovering America' Finish:Rolled Botanical study of honeysuckle inscribedColumbus 'discovering America', 1492, (c1600). Christopher Columbus meeting the allegorical figure of America, depicted as a woman in a hammock. Sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, Columbus set out to discover a westward route to Asia. He landed on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, claiming it for Spain. Plate 2 from Nova Reperta (New Discoveries), c1600.