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It is a common error of historical writers to lament that art has done 

 so little to commemorate the event that stands most conspicuous among 

 the achievements of men. Although it is true that no monument of 

 appropriate proportions has ever been erected 

 in honor of Columbus, like the stately shaft 

 that bears testimony to the greatness of Wash 

 ington in the city of his name, or the statue of 

 Liberty at the sea gates of our metropolis, it 

 is nevertheless a fact that the effigy of u the 

 Admiral of the Indies&quot; has been painted and 

 carved often er, perhaps, than any other ex 

 cept the Saviour of mankind, and that the 

 world is reminded of its obligations to him by 

 more monuments thanhave been reared to the 

 honor of any other hero of history. There are 

 no less than twenty-nine statues and monu 

 ments to Columbus in America alone, and the 

 revival of interest in his career because of 

 the four hundredth anniversary of the dis 

 covery will result in the erection of several 

 more. There are six monuments to Colum 

 bus in Spain and seven in Italy, but the other 

 nations of Kurope have thus far neglected to 

 pay such tribute to his memory, because, per 

 haps, they had no association with his career. 



THE BALTIMORE MONUMENT. 



MONUMENT IN BALTIMORE. 



Erected by Italian residents. 



The first monument to Columbus is that 

 which is said to have been placed by King 

 Ferdinand over his grave in the church of 

 the Carthusian friars at Seville, but the 

 stone has disappeared, if it ever existed, 

 of which there is much doubt. 



No. 70. THE BALTIMORE MONUMENT. 

 The first erected in America still stands in the 

 grounds of the Samuel Ready Orphan Asylum, 

 within the city limits of Baltimore. It is a plain 

 shaft about 30 feet high, resting upon a tur/- 

 covered mound, and surrounded by a group of 

 stately cedars. It bears the inscription, &quot; Sacred 

 to the Memory of Chris. Columbus, October 

 XII, MDCC VIIIC ; &quot; and was erected by General 

 d Amamor, a French soldier of fortune, who came 

 to the United States with Count de Grasse to serve 

 in the Revolutionary army. After the surrender 

 of Yorktown he took up his residence in the then 

 suburbs of Baltimore, where he lived until 1797. 

 The monument was dedicated on the three hun 

 dredth anniversary of the discovery of America. 



No. 71. MODEL OF A STATUE ERECTED BY THE ITALIAN CITIZENS OF BALTIMORE. 

 One hundred years later the Italian residents of Baltimore erected another mon 

 ument in honor of the great discoverer. It stands in Druid Hill Park, and was paid 

 for by public subscription. The sculptor was Achille Canessa, of Genoa. The mon 

 ument was unveiled on the 12th of October, 1892. 



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