Columbus Day is on October 13 and we remember Christopher Columbus’ vision and perseverance as he explored new worlds. Born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451, Columbus was an explorer and navigator who made ...

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Illustrated title (2 maps) on two leaves. Reproductions of two woodcuts and the first and last pages of the second Columbus letter, 1493, on lining-papers. https ...

In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail on one of the most consequential expeditions in history. He and his crew spent more than a month at sea and eventually landed upon the New World. But the journey ...

Columbus wasn't the first European to reach the Western Hemisphere; the Vikings had landed in Newfoundland about 500 years ...

Much of the delegitimization of Christopher Columbus is attached to a similar move to delegitimize America’s Founding Fathers ...

Even if you were to overlook the not-so-minor fact that millions of people were already living in the Americas in 1492, the fact is that Columbus never set foot on the shores of North America. In fact ...

Public officials who have fallen victim to brief, distorted and whitewashed versions of the Christopher Columbus story that ...

The German cartographer Henricus Martellus likely created this map in 1491. But the map has faded over the years, making it challenging to read. The multispectral imaging allowed the researchers to ...

Portrayals of Columbus as a villain often rely on select moments taken out of context, while dismissing a great deal of other ...