1492
an ongoing voyage
Introduction to 1492
Library of Congress
text
biography
dcu
Washington, DC
Library of Congress
1996
9999
monographic
eng
Online version of an exhibition held at the Library of Congress from August 13, 1992 to February 14, 1993. Examines the mixture of societies coexisting in five areas of the Western hemisphere before European arrival. Also surveys the polyglot Mediterranean world at a turning point in its development.
What came to be called "America" -- The Mediterranean world -- Christopher Columbus : man and myth -- Inventing America -- Europe claims America -- Epilogue -- Exhibition overview -- Suggested readings -- Online exhibit credits.
Title from home page (viewed on Apr. 7, 2003; last updated Oct. 11, 2002).
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
America
Discovery and exploration
Spanish
Exhibitions
E111
2003556443
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/1492
aacr2
DLC
030407
20030407161522.0
13151692