View asset onlyVasco Nunez de Balboa claiming the South SeasBalboa, Vasco Nunez de Spanish Conquistador, c. 1475 – 1519.“Vasco Nunez de Balboa claiming the South Seas”.(Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama in 1513 and reached the Pacific on 29.9.1513 which he named the South Seas)Contemporary copper engraving after Herrera, coloured.IdentifierAKG20692ArtistANONYMOUS PERSONSourceakg-imagesCredit lineakg-imagesEvent date29.9.1513Image date1513Time Period16TH CENTURY2ND MILLENNIUM A.D.TopicCOLONIALISMCONQUISTADORHISTORYMANPERSONPORTRAITSCENESHIPPINGGeographyPACIFICSOUTH SEASPAINPersonHERRERAVASCO NUNEZ DE BALBOATechniqueCOPPER ENGRAVINGGRAPHIC ART ; GRAPHIC ARTSPRINTED GRAPHICSSize3364px × 2176px (20 MB) 28.4 cm × 18.4 cm @ 300 dpiSpecial Formats4205px × 2720px (33 MB) TIFF35.6 cm × 23.0 cm @ 300 dpiAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownload