Christopher Columbus and his crew, arriving in America, kneel before the Cross as a priest holds up the Host; native Americans look on. Engraving by J. Knight (the lettering) and by W. Humphrys, 1844, after J.J. Barralet.

    • Barralet, John James, approximately 1747-1815.
    Date:
    1844
    Reference:
    30004i

    Licence: Public Domain Mark

    Credit: Christopher Columbus and his crew, arriving in America, kneel before the Cross as a priest holds up the Host; native Americans look on. Engraving by J. Knight (the lettering) and by W. Humphrys, 1844, after J.J. Barralet. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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