Broome County Courthouse Square Binghamton New York
Date:
1992
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
Image on file.
CARON '92 (Front of base, incised lettering:) CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS/"VIR LIGUR ATQUE ITALICUS"/EXPLORER AND NAVIGATOR/DISCOVERER OF AMERICAN/HERALD/OF THE JOURNEY TO OUR LAND/OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE/OF/ALL RACES, CREED AND NATIONALITY/BROOME COUNTY/QUINCENTENNIAL COMMITTEE/1492--1992 signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
A bust of Christopher Columbus wearing a small cap is mounted on a slender rectangular base. The front of the base is carved with images of his three sailing ships, the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
