Columbus 'discovering America' daylight Scene of John Rich's triumphant

Scene of John Rich's triumphant entry into Covent Garden with a procession of performers and props passing through the piazza

with figures in street

He concentrated on the production of medium-priced

Isle of Soay/Skye 18/09/1960

Columbus 'discovering America' daylight Scene of John Rich's triumphantColumbus '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.