Person: COLUMBUS, Christopher (1451-1506)

Biographical summary of this person

Name

Christopher COLUMBUS

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

explorer; subject of slide sets

Main period of activity

N/A

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

1451

born at

unknown location

1506

~54

died at

unknown location

Slides showing image of this person

slide image -- Statue of Columbus, etc., from the station

slide image -- Genoa. Christopher Columbus

slide image -- Genoa. Christopher Columbus

slide image -- Christopher Columbus

slide image -- Columbus at the Court of Ferdinand

slide image -- Columbus, Landing of, 1492

slide image -- Columbus, Return of

slide image -- Columbus in sight of New World

slide image -- Columbus asking for water at the Convent Gate

slide image -- Columbus before the Dominicans

slide image -- [Portrait of Columbus]

slide image -- Columbus in Chains

slide image -- Tomb of Columbus, in Havana Cathedral, West Indies

slide image -- Monument containing the Deposit of Historical Documents relating to Columbus, Municipal Palace, Genoa

slide image -- Columbus en route to discovery of America

slide image -- Columbus, Father Perez, and Dr Enriquez

slide image -- Columbus begging at Convent of La Rabida

slide image -- Portrait of Columbus

slide image -- Columbus from the Painting by L. Gregori

slide image -- Versailles Portrait of Columbus from 'Ave Maria'

slide image -- Portrait of Columbus from 'Rosary'

slide image -- Portrait of Columbus from 'Gen. Cath. Misere'

slide image -- Commemorative medal of 1894, fourth centenary of the discovery of America by Columbus

slide image -- Columbus in his Study

slide image -- Columbus explaining his project to Ferdinand and Isabella

slide image -- Tomb of Columbus

slide image -- Columbus explaining his project

slide image -- Columbus's first sight of the New World

slide image -- Landing of Columbus, on his discovery of America 12th Oct. 1492

slide image -- Enthusiastic Reception at P[...] on return from first voyage

slide image -- Enthusiastic Reception of Columbus after his first voyage

slide image -- Enthusiastic Reception of Columbus by the populace, on his way to Barcelona after his first voyage

slide image -- Columbus conveyed in chains to Spain by order of Bobadilla

slide image -- Death of Columbus in Poverty at Valladolid

slide image -- Death of Columbus at Valladolid

slide image -- Tomb of Columbus at Havana

slide image -- Columbus Memorial, Genoa

slide image -- Columbus -- Marine Museum Madrid

slide image -- Columbus before the Council at Salamanca

slide image -- Columbus at Court of Ferdinand and Isabella

slide image -- Christopher Columbus

Slide set references

image appears in: American history (lecture: E.G. Wood, 47 slides, 1885-1894)

image appears in: Christopher Columbus (lecture: Newton & Co., 46 slides, in/before 1930)

minor subject of: Discovery of America by Columbus (lecture: Theobald & Co., 12 slides, in/before 1903)

image appears in: Explorers (portrait: E.G. Wood, 6 slides, in/before 1894)

image appears in: Italy (lecture: York & Son, 50 slides, in/before 1888)

image appears in: [Manchester Geographical Society Collection: Caribbean region] (miscellaneous: privately made, at least 14 slides, n.d.)

image appears in: [Manchester Geographical Society Collection: Christopher Columbus] (lecture: privately made, at least 99 slides, n.d.)

image appears in: The Mediterranean (lecture: York & Son, 50 slides, in/before 1887)

image appears in: The Riviera: from Marseilles to Genoa (lecture: Wrench & Son, 50 slides, 1888)

image appears in: The life and duties of the citizen (lecture: Riley Brothers, 120 slides, 1899)

References

Vittorio Brunoni, Cristoforo Colombo: [Christopher Columbus] (Brescia: La Scuola Editrice, n.d.)

‘Discovery of America by Columbus’ in Readings in prose and verse

Lucerna ID 6002619

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 6 January 2012

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