Photographs of original Columbus documents in the archives of the Duke of Veragua, 1488-1537.

World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

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The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World’s Fair, was organized in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s landing in America. The fairgrounds, open from May 1, 1893 until October 30, 1893, were designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and covered more than 630 acres in Jackson Park and the Midway Plaisance. Daniel Burnham oversaw the construction of nearly 200 new buildings for the fair, most of which were designed in the Beaux-Arts style. 27 million peo...

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Alexander VI, Pope, 1431-1503

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Clergyman. From the description of Alexander VI, Pope, papers, 1493. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449830 1456-1492 Cardinal; 1492-1503 Pope. Title: Pope British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001394.0x000069 ...

Oderigo, Nícolo.

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Columbus, Chris

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Epithet: of Genoa British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000367.0x000120 Italian explorer and navigator commissioned by Spain. Italian name was Cristoforo Colombo. Known in Spain as Cristóbal Colón. Born 1451; died 1506. From the description of Collection concerning Christopher Columbus, 1488-1515. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71067622 ...

Ferdinand V, King of Spain, 1452-1516

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Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castille married in 1469 and became the King and Queen of Spain (1479-1504); their grandson Charles V was the King of Spain (1516-1556) and the Holy Roman Emperor (1517-1556). From the description of Correspondence, 1473-1525. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 82391733 Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castille married in 1469 and became the King and Queen of Spain (1479-1504); their grandson Charles V was the King of Spain (1516...

Corricio, Gaspar.

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Field Columbian Museum.

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Isabella I, Queen of Spain, 1451-1504

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Queen of Spain and art patron. From the description of Payment order, 1501 Apr. 27. (National Gallery of Art Library). WorldCat record id: 122516072 Accession date: 1479 Places: Spain Title: Queen of Castile and Léon British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000387.0x0003b2 ...

Veragua, Cristóbal Colón de la Cerda, duque de, 1837-1910,

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Colón, Diego, 1474-1526

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