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Guanahani - St. Salvador Title: die Insel Guanahani oder St. Salvador - INS.GUANAHANI ou St. SALVADOR Artist: Mallet, Allain Manesson Published: Frankfurt, Date: 1719 Size: [ca. 15 x 11 cm] Technic: Copper engraving / later handcolor Description: Copper-engraving, handcolored in wash and outline. Bird's eye view of Island of Guanahani , as well called St. Salvador. 'Guanahani was the name the natives gave to the island that Columbus called San Salvador when he arrived at the Americas. Columbus reached the island on 12 October 1492, the first island he sighted and visited in the Americas. Guanahani is one of the islands of the Lucayan archipelago in the Bahamas, but the exact island is a matter of some debate. The question may never be resolved, as Columbus's original log book has been lost for centuries, and the only evidence is in the edited abstract made by Bartolome de las Casas.' from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Notes: In excellent condition. Condition: Excellent Reference: Price: /
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