3704176 First Landing of Columbus on the Shores of the New World, 1892 (colour lithograph) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA; (add.info.: After Discoro Teofilodela Puebla Tolin (1832-1901) At San Salvador, October 12th 1492, known by the locals as Guanahani, is an island and district of the Bahamas. It is widely believed that during Columbus\' first expedition to the New World, San Salvador Island was the first land he sighted so named it San Salvador after Christ the Saviour. ); American, out of copyright.