1492 Collection (#6)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Statue of Plenty (b / w photo)
6012702 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Statue of Plenty (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Statue of Plenty)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Columbian Fountain (b / w photo)
6012698 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Columbian Fountain (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Columbian Fountain)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Samoan Girls (b / w photo)
6012697 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Samoan Girls (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Samoan Girls)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Bird s-Eye View of the Worlds Fair (b / w photo)
6012695 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Bird s-Eye View of the Worlds Fair (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Dahomey Cannibals (b / w photo)
6012689 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Dahomey Cannibals (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dahomey Cannibals)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Administration Building (b / w photo)
6012683 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Administration Building (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Administration Building)

Cycle of the Passion: the crucifixion, detail (fresco)
3702464 Cycle of the Passion: the crucifixion, detail (fresco) by Canavesio, Giovanni (fl.1450-1500); Notre-Dame des Fontaines, La Brigue

Sir Richard Tunstall, c 1484-c 1492 (chromolitho)
2811926 Sir Richard Tunstall, c 1484-c 1492 (chromolitho) by Hope, William St John (1854-1919); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Richard Tunstall, c 1484-c 1492)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Performance in the Egyptian Theatre (b / w photo)
6012922 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Performance in the Egyptian Theatre (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Wonderful Vision Southward from the Roof of Manufactures Building (b / w photo)
6012910 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Wonderful Vision Southward from the Roof of Manufactures Building (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Group of Esquimaux; The Haytian Exhibit (b / w photo)
6012897 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Group of Esquimaux; The Haytian Exhibit (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Southwest Territories (b / w photo)
6012889 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Southwest Territories (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Southwest Territories)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Route of the Intramural Railway (b / w photo)
6012886 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Route of the Intramural Railway (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Route of the Intramural Railway)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Company of Soudanese (b / w photo)
6012885 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Company of Soudanese (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Company of Soudanese)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: An Old Dutch Windmill (b / w photo)
6012882 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: An Old Dutch Windmill (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Old Dutch Windmill)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Representatives of the Dahomian Cannibals (b / w photo)
6012878 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Representatives of the Dahomian Cannibals (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Wonderful Decorations in Grains and Grasses (b / w photo)
6012871 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Wonderful Decorations in Grains and Grasses (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Rotunda of the Fine Art Palace (b / w photo)
6012854 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Rotunda of the Fine Art Palace (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rotunda of the Fine Art Palace)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Picturesque Types of the Midway (b / w photo)
6012850 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Picturesque Types of the Midway (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Picturesque Types of the Midway)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Casino (b / w photo)
6012842 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Casino (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Casino)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Wrought-Iron Fence enclosing Germanys Exhibit (b / w photo)
6012834 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Wrought-Iron Fence enclosing Germanys Exhibit (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Moving Sidewalk (b / w photo)
6012826 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Moving Sidewalk (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Moving Sidewalk)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Cold Storage Fire (b / w photo)
6012810 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Cold Storage Fire (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cold Storage Fire)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Bridge over the South Lagoon (b / w photo)
6012800 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Bridge over the South Lagoon (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bridge over the South Lagoon)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Turkish and a Persian Swordsman (b / w photo)
6012769 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Turkish and a Persian Swordsman (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Turkish and a Persian Swordsman)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Thorwaldsens Art Room (b / w photo)
6012762 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Thorwaldsens Art Room (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thorwaldsens Art Room)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Proctors Moose Statues (b / w photo)
6012753 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Proctors Moose Statues (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Proctors Moose Statues)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: An Exhibit of Furniture from Hindostan (b / w photo)
6012752 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: An Exhibit of Furniture from Hindostan (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Group of South Sea Islanders (b / w photo)
6012751 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Group of South Sea Islanders (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Group of South Sea Islanders)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Door in the Cathedral of Bordeaux (b / w photo)
6012745 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Door in the Cathedral of Bordeaux (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Door in the Cathedral of Bordeaux)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Exhibit of Paintings by Artists of Norway (b / w photo)
6012742 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Exhibit of Paintings by Artists of Norway (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Picture of the Greeley Expedition (b / w photo)
6012712 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Picture of the Greeley Expedition (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Picture of the Greeley Expedition)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Reproduction of a Street in Old Vienna (b / w photo)
6012711 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Reproduction of a Street in Old Vienna (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: View of Manufactures Building from the Court of Honor (b / w photo)
6012694 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: View of Manufactures Building from the Court of Honor (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Detail View of the Peristyle (b / w photo)
6012693 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Detail View of the Peristyle (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Detail View of the Peristyle)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Group of Arabs and Turks (b / w photo)
6012920 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Group of Arabs and Turks (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Group of Arabs and Turks)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: An Algerian Girl (b / w photo)
6012907 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: An Algerian Girl (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Algerian Girl)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Ceylon Court; The Washington State Building (b / w photo)
6012900 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Ceylon Court; The Washington State Building (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: West Front of the Government Building (b / w photo)
6012896 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: West Front of the Government Building (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Egyptian Girl in Street of Cairo (b / w photo)
6012895 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Egyptian Girl in Street of Cairo (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Egyptian Girl in Street of Cairo)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Brazilian Government Building; The Old Log Cabin (b / w photo)
6012892 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Brazilian Government Building; The Old Log Cabin (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: North View, between Electricity and Manufactures Building (b / w photo)
6012872 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: North View, between Electricity and Manufactures Building (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: North View)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: An Avenue in Machinery Hall (b / w photo)
6012870 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: An Avenue in Machinery Hall (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Avenue in Machinery Hall)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Swedish Government Building (b / w photo)
6012851 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: The Swedish Government Building (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Swedish Government Building)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Exhibit of the Society of Polish Artists (b / w photo)
6012835 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Exhibit of the Society of Polish Artists (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Section of Italian Paintings (b / w photo)
6012828 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Section of Italian Paintings (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Section of Italian Paintings)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Portion of the Exhibit made by American Artists (b / w photo)
6012812 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Portion of the Exhibit made by American Artists (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Ruins of Yucatan (b / w photo)
6012803 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Ruins of Yucatan (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruins of Yucatan)

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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.