'Landing of Columbus, AD 1492', (1877).

'Landing of Columbus, AD 1492', (1877). Christopher Columbus arriving in America, 12 May 1492. 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. Illustration from Popular history of the Dominion of Canada, with art illustrations, from the earliest settlement of the British-American colonies to the present time; together with portrait engravings and biographical sketches of the most distinguished men of the nation by Charles R Tuttle, (1877-1879). (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)