Object Record
Metadata
Finding number |
CGA.AR.e.234a-b [29788] |
Title |
1492 still in the wee hours of the morning... |
Date |
19??-00-00 |
Creator |
Roth, Arnold, 1929- |
Genre |
cartoon illustration |
Subject |
Christopher Columbus 1492 Haiti |
Shown |
Christopher Columbus ship coconut palm Haitian beach |
Medium |
ink/scratchboard |
Count |
2 |
Dimension Details |
13 x 18 cm |
Collection |
Arnold Roth Deposit Collection |
Description |
Title from accompanying piece of paper, AR e 234b, which reads: 1492 still in the wee hours of the morning, Columbus flagship gently runs aground as he is moseying along the coast of Haiti (mainly bartering for gold) and Christmas Day is spent unloading her. (However meantime she got worse and was finally was abandoned, which Columbus took as a provident opportunity to leave a settlement of men to carry on the gold hunt.) |
Credit line |
Arnold Roth Deposit Collection, The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum |
Accession number |
CGA.AR.2000 |
Version |
original art |