1492 an ongoing voyage
| LC Control No.: |
2003556443
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| Type of Material: | Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) |
| Main Title: |
1492
[electronic resource] :
an ongoing voyage.
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| Variant Title: |
Title in HTML header:
Introduction to 1492
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| Published/Created: |
Washington, DC :
Library of Congress
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| Related Names: |
Library of Congress.
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| Description: |
Began in 1996.
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| Computer File Information: |
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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| Summary: |
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.
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| Contents: |
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.
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| Notes: |
Title from home page (viewed on Apr. 7, 2003; last updated Oct. 11, 2002).
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| Subjects: |
Columbus, Christopher--Exhibitions.
America--Discovery and exploration--Spanish--Exhibitions. Indians--First contact with Europeans--Exhibitions. Library of Congress--Exhibitions. |
| LC Classification: |
E111
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| Geographic Area Code: |
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| Links: |
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/1492
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