Columbus and Columbia — 4 Illustrated Works in One — 1892

Full title: Columbus and Columbia: A Pictorial History of the Man and the Nation. Published in Richmond, Virginia by B.F. Johnson in 1892. First edition. 832pp.

Large and richly illustrated volume published during the period of the World’s Columbian Exposition, celebrating both Christopher Columbus and the growth of the United States in the four centuries following his voyage.

Brings together four separate works:

• The Progress and Development of the Western World by James G. Blaine
• Columbus and the New World by J.W. Buel
• Columbia by John Clark Ridpath
• The Columbian Exposition by Benjamin Butterworth

Includes 12 color plates along with numerous engravings and in-text illustrations depicting historical scenes, architecture, exploration, industry, and the fair itself.

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