1492 vs. 1892
Amusing commentary by Christopher Columbus on the wonders of modern transportation.
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Description
This entertaining woodcut was based on a sketch by the talented Linley Sambourne and originally published in the August 20, 1892 issue of Punch, or the London Charivari. This particular example was issued the following year in a commemorative annual volume.
It shows Christopher Columbus looking wistfully across the waves, with a steamship billowing smoke on the horizon. The caption laments at the possibilities should he have had access to such amazing technology – “What! Go over in five days! Why, if I’d had a ship like that, I’d have discovered everything before now!”
Source: Linley Sambourne Biography
Map Details
Publication Date: 1893
Author: Linley Sambourne
Sheet Width (in): 8
Sheet Height (in): 10.5
Condition: A-
Condition Description: Ragged right edge from where previously bound. Lightly toned around the outer edges and two tiny spots in the lower right margin. Very good overall.
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