1492 Collection (#2)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Interior of the Anthropological Building (b / w photo)
6012890 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Interior of the Anthropological Building (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Agricultural Products of California and Oklahoma (b / w photo)
6012880 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Agricultural Products of California and Oklahoma (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Santa Maria, the Flagship of Columbus (b / w photo)
6012876 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Santa Maria, the Flagship of Columbus (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Santa Maria)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Greatest Locomotive in England (b / w photo)
6012875 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Greatest Locomotive in England (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Greatest Locomotive in England)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Interior View of Electric Building (b / w photo)
6012865 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Interior View of Electric Building (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior View of Electric Building)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Other Types of the Midway (b / w photo)
6012863 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Other Types of the Midway (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Other Types of the Midway)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Types of All Nations in the Plaisance (b / w photo)
6012861 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Types of All Nations in the Plaisance (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Procession of the Nations (b / w photo)
6012853 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Procession of the Nations (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Procession of the Nations)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Panorama of the Northwest Lagoon (b / w photo)
6012849 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Panorama of the Northwest Lagoon (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Panorama of the Northwest Lagoon)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Main Entrance of the Womans Building (b / w photo)
6012840 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Main Entrance of the Womans Building (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Rear View of MacMonnies Fountain (b / w photo)
6012838 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Rear View of MacMonnies Fountain (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rear View of MacMonnies Fountain)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Gallery No 9 of the United States Section of Paintings (b / w photo)
6012833 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Gallery No 9 of the United States Section of Paintings (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: North End of the French Statuary Exhibit (b / w photo)
6012832 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: North End of the French Statuary Exhibit (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Proctors Statue of Labor (b / w photo)
6012831 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Proctors Statue of Labor (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Proctors Statue of Labor)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Statue of the French Republic (b / w photo)
6012830 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Statue of the French Republic (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of the French Republic)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Exhibit of Windmills (b / w photo)
6012809 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Exhibit of Windmills (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Exhibit of Windmills)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Grand Loggia of Machinery Building (b / w photo)
6012804 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Grand Loggia of Machinery Building (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grand Loggia of Machinery Building)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Exhibit of the Relics of the Cliff Dwellers (b / w photo)
6012798 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Exhibit of the Relics of the Cliff Dwellers (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A House in the Javanese Village (b / w photo)
6012795 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A House in the Javanese Village (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A House in the Javanese Village)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Waterfall of the Columbian Fountain (b / w photo)
6012793 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Waterfall of the Columbian Fountain (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Victoria House (b / w photo)
6012792 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Victoria House (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Victoria House)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Two Representatives of the Sioux Nations (b / w photo)
6012778 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Two Representatives of the Sioux Nations (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: United States Statuary Exhibit (b / w photo)
6012719 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: United States Statuary Exhibit (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Statuary Exhibit)

Columbus Discovers the Shores of America, 1846 (oil on canvas)
5615433 Columbus Discovers the Shores of America, 1846 (oil on canvas) by Ruben, Christian (1805-75); 145x190 cm; Narodni Galerie, Prague, Czech Republic; German, out of copyright

A German royal couple sits at a table, 1492
A German royal couple wearing crowns sits at a table laid with bread, knife and cups, 1492. A noble boy in mi-parti hose plays a game. From an embroidered carpet in Nuremberg Museum

German female haberdasher in a shop selling thread, 1492
German female haberdasher in a shop selling colorful ropes of thread and buttons, 1492. She wears a tall hennin with veil, popular in France and Holland at the time

Battle scene in front of a fortified city. (thumbnail)
AIS5391534 Battle scene in front of a fortified city. (thumbnail) by French School, (15th century); Biblioteca Nazionale, Turin

Frontispiece of the Decamerone, 1492 (engraving)
5210567 Frontispiece of the Decamerone, 1492 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frontispiece of the Decamerone, 1492)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Group of State Buildings (b / w photo)
6012932 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Group of State Buildings (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Group of State Buildings)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Page of Varieties (b / w photo)
6012931 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Page of Varieties (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Page of Varieties)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Quartet of State Buildings (b / w photo)
6012928 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Quartet of State Buildings (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Quartet of State Buildings)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Soudanese Girls (b / w photo)
6012927 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Soudanese Girls (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Soudanese Girls)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Lemonade Vendor with Egyptian Jug (b / w photo)
6012915 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Lemonade Vendor with Egyptian Jug (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Mammoth Ferris Wheel (b / w photo)
6012914 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Mammoth Ferris Wheel (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mammoth Ferris Wheel)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Scene of Marvelous Splendor (b / w photo)
6012905 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Scene of Marvelous Splendor (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Scene of Marvelous Splendor)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Side View of the Austrian Section (b / w photo)
6012902 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Side View of the Austrian Section (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Buildings that represented the French Colonies; A Spice Exhibit (b / w photo)
6012899 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Buildings that represented the French Colonies; A Spice Exhibit (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Ho-o-Den, or Phoenix Bird Building erected by Japan (b / w photo)
6012873 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Ho-o-Den, or Phoenix Bird Building erected by Japan (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ho-o-Den)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Johore Bunglow Village (b / w photo)
6012868 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Johore Bunglow Village (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Johore Bunglow Village)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Characters in the Midway (b / w photo)
6012864 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Characters in the Midway (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Characters in the Midway)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Centre of the French Statuary Section (b / w photo)
6012862 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Centre of the French Statuary Section (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Midway Congress of Races (b / w photo)
6012860 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Midway Congress of Races (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Midway Congress of Races)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Great Allis Engine (b / w photo)
6012858 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Great Allis Engine (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Allis Engine)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Double Ghabeet, or Wedding Saddle, of the Arabs (b / w photo)
6012855 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Double Ghabeet, or Wedding Saddle, of the Arabs (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Double Ghabeet)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Group of Gondoliers (b / w photo)
6012852 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Group of Gondoliers (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Group of Gondoliers)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: United States Sculpture in the Rotunda of Art Palace (b / w photo)
6012848 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: United States Sculpture in the Rotunda of Art Palace (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: North Court of United States Sculpture Exhibit (b / w photo)
6012846 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: North Court of United States Sculpture Exhibit (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Nursery in the Womans Building (b / w photo)
6012837 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Nursery in the Womans Building (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nursery in the Womans Building)

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"1492: A Journey of Discovery and Conquest" In the quaint town of Lorgues, a small community nestled in the heart of France, an unlikely tale began to unfold. As Elizabeth Woodville meticulously studied her Caribbean map, she couldn't help but wonder about the uncharted territories that lay beyond its edges. Meanwhile, across the seas, Christopher Columbus, an Italian navigator and explorer with a burning ambition for adventure, set sail on his historic voyage. His determination to find new trade routes led him to embark on a journey that would forever change the course of history. Back in Italy, Lorenzo de' Medici - known as Lorenzo the Magnificent - ruled over Florence during this pivotal year. With his patronage of arts and sciences flourishing under his reign, he unknowingly supported Columbus's expedition by providing financial aid. The globe was incomplete; it lacked any knowledge or depiction of the New World that awaited discovery. Little did they know that Columbus's engraved portrait would soon become synonymous with exploration and bravery. As Columbus left shore behind him, setting off into unknown waters aboard his ship Santa Maria alongside Pinzon of Pinta from Lorgues and Marchena Works crew members from Spain. The anticipation filled their hearts as they ventured further away from familiar lands. Upon their return to Europe after months at sea battling storms and uncertainty Pope Alexander VI rewarded Columbus for his remarkable achievement. The legend surrounding this momentous event grew like wildfire throughout kingdoms far and wide. Yet amidst all these triumphs emerged tales such as "The Moor's Last Sigh, " which spoke volumes about loss and longing for what once was. It reminded us all that every story has multiple perspectives worth exploring. In 1492, boundaries were shattered both physically and metaphorically as explorers dared to dream beyond what seemed possible. This year marked not only a turning point in history but also served as a reminder that human curiosity knows no bounds.