Iberia's Pilot
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Christopher Columbus (1446 ?- 1507). Launched with Iberia's pilot from the steep, To worlds unknown, and isles beyond the deep. CAMPBELL: The Pleasures of Hope, fa.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Iberia's Pilot” mean?
Christopher Columbus (1446 ?- 1507). Launched with Iberia's pilot from the steep, To worlds unknown, and isles beyond the deep. CAMPBELL: The Pleasures of Hope, fa.
Is “Iberia's Pilot” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.