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Artists producing
banknotes in Colonial America
began experimenting with copper plates as an alternative to
wood engraving
in the early 18th century. Applied to the production of paper currency, copper-plate engraving, and later
steel engraving
, enabled banknote design and printing to rapidly advance during the 19th century. This engraved vignette appeared on certain
United States five-dollar bills
issued in 1875. Produced for the
Department of the Treasury
's
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
, the engraving is of
John Vanderlyn
's painting
Landing of Columbus
, which hangs in the
United States Capitol rotunda
. It depicts
Christopher Columbus
landing on
San Salvador Island
on October 12, 1492, on the first of
his voyages to the New World
.
Engraving credit:
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
, after
John Vanderlyn
; restored by
Andrew Shiva
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