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Engraving depicting Christopher Columbus on board ship, and the goddess Diana leading the ship forward at left; there are nude female figures and male chimeras in the water, and distant islands seen in maplike perspective in the background. Sea monsters swim between the islands. Columbus' name is printed below his representation. Title in lower margin. Full title reads, "Christophorus Columbus Ligur terroribus Oceani superatis alterius pecne Orbis regiones �� se inventas Hispanis regibus addixit. An Salutis [infinity symbol]/ VIIID."


whales
1550-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
unknown
ink; laid paper
8 1/4 in x 10 3/4 in
unknown