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File:Columbus Taking Possession.jpg

Artist L. Prang & Co., Boston
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Español: Colón llega a América by Gergio Deluci
English: Christoper Columbus arrives in America
Deutsch: Christoph Kolumbus trifft in Amerika ein
Русский: Христофор Колумб прибывает в Америку
Français : Christophe Colomb arrive en Amérique
Italiano: Cristoforo Colombo arriva in America
Česky: Kryštof Kolumbus připlouvá do Ameriky
Date 1893
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  • Published by the Prang Educational Co., 1893. 40802Y U.S. Copyright Office.
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Camera manufacturer Sinar
Camera model 54H
Author Library of Congress
Width 9,911 px
Height 7,591 px
Compression scheme Uncompressed
Pixel composition RGB
Orientation Normal
Number of components 3
Horizontal resolution 300 dpi
Vertical resolution 300 dpi
Data arrangement chunky format
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
File change date and time 17:03, 17 May 2009
Colour space Uncalibrated

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