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Adventurer, merchant and mapper of the New World, Amerigo
Vespucci's life is fascinating and vivid - his letters, published
here in full, reveal his discoveries. Born in Florence in the
mid-15th century, Vespucci expressed an interest in the
newly-discovered lands across the Atlantic Ocean from an early age.
Educated by his uncle, a learned Dominican friar, in youth that
Vespucci displayed a talent for money matters and mathematics -
these talents helped during his sea expeditions, which saw him draw
many of the first maps made of South America's coast. This book
does not merely contain Vespucci's own writings, but also letters
of other authors who refer to him and his accomplishments.
Christopher Columbus praised Vespucci's competence, while he is
alluded to multiple times in the writings of historian Bartolome de
las Casas. The compiler, annotator and translator of these
correspondences is Clements R. Markham, who is keen to reveal the
character and deeds that underpin Amerigo Vespucci's reputation.
Adventurer, merchant and mapper of the New World, Amerigo
Vespucci's life is fascinating and vivid - his letters, published
here in full, reveal his discoveries. Born in Florence in the
mid-15th century, Vespucci expressed an interest in the
newly-discovered lands across the Atlantic Ocean from an early age.
Educated by his uncle, a learned Dominican friar, in youth that
Vespucci displayed a talent for money matters and mathematics -
these talents helped during his sea expeditions, which saw him draw
many of the first maps made of South America's coast. This book
does not merely contain Vespucci's own writings, but also letters
of other authors who refer to him and his accomplishments.
Christopher Columbus praised Vespucci's competence, while he is
alluded to multiple times in the writings of historian Bartolome de
las Casas. The compiler, annotator and translator of these
correspondences is Clements R. Markham, who is keen to reveal the
character and deeds that underpin Amerigo Vespucci's reputation.
Amerigo Vespucci (March 9, 1454 - February 22, 1512) was an Italian
explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer who first
demonstrated that Brazil and the West Indies did not represent
Asia's eastern outskirts as initially conjectured from Columbus'
voyages, but instead constituted an entirely separate landmass
hitherto unknown to Afro-Eurasians. Colloquially referred to as the
New World, this second super continent came to be termed "America,"
probably taking its name from the feminized Latin version of
Vespucci's first name. In his letters are an account of the four
voyages to the Americas made by Vespucci between 1497 and 1504.
From these letters, the European public learned about the newly
discovered continents of the Americas for the first time; its
existence became generally known throughout Europe within a few
years of the letters' publication.
Title: Alleralteste Nachricht von der Neuen Welt.Author: Amerigo
VespucciPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on
Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin
Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets,
serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their
discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original
accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward
expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native
Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin
Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western
hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores
of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of
the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North,
Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection
highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture,
contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides
access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons,
political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation,
literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality
digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand,
making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent
scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled
from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of
this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping
to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP03769300CollectionID:
CTRG01-B3382PublicationDate: 17220101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Signed (p. 63): Americus Vesputius, Originally
published as: Lettera di Amerigo Vespucci delle isole nuovamente
trovate in quattro suoi viaggi. A new edition of the German
translation by Michael Herr, titled "Vier Schiffarten Americj
Vesputij," included in: Die New Welt, der Landschaften vnnd
Insulen, so bis hie her allen Altwelt beschrybern vnbekant
(Strassburg, 1534 leaves 49r-57r]), translated from the Latin of:
Novus orbis regionum ac insularum veteribus incognitarum (Basel,
1532)Collation: 16], 63, p.; 18 cm
Title: Vita e lettere di Amerigo Vespvcci, gentilvomo
fiorentino.Author: Amerigo VespucciPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana
Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography,
Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a
collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the
Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s.
Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and
exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War
and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and
abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an
up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP00759500CollectionID:
CTRG10193764-BPublicationDate: 17450101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Includes index. Genealogical table of the Vespucci
family. "This is an elaborate panegyric of Vespucius, in which he
is called the Discoverer of America. The researches of later
Spanish authors have shown Bandini's dates to be
incorrect."Collation: lxxvi, 128 p., 2] leaves of plates: ill.; 24
cm
Title: The first four voyages of Amerigo Vespucci.Author: Amerigo
VespucciPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on
Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin
Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets,
serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their
discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original
accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward
expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native
Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin
Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western
hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores
of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of
the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North,
Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection
highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture,
contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides
access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons,
political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation,
literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality
digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand,
making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent
scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled
from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of
this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping
to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP00629800CollectionID:
CTRG10188720-BPublicationDate: 18930101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Collation: x, 34] p.: woodcuts, fold. map; 22 x 18 cm
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
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have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
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Title: The letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents
illustrative of his career.Author: Amerigo VespucciPublisher: Gale,
Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed
bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926
contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works
about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early
1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery
and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil
War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and
abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an
up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP00649000CollectionID:
CTRG10184364-BPublicationDate: 18940101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Collation: 4 p.l., xliv, 121 p.; 23 cm
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
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++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
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++++ Relazioni Di Viaggiatori: Lettere Due E Sommario Di Amerigo
Vespucci: P. 1-37; Viaggio Fatto Nell'India Per Giovanni Da Empoli:
P. 39-52; Lettere Due Di Andrea Corsali Fiorentino: P. 53-125;
Lettere Di Filippo Sassetti: P. 127-275; Dai Ragionamenti Di
Francesco Carletti Sopra Le Cose Da Lui ...; Volumes 1-2 Of
Biblioteca Classica Italiana Di Scienze, lettere Ed Arti; Volume 2
Of Relazioni Di Viaggiatori; Marco Polo Marco Polo, Niccolo de'
Conti, Amerigo Vespucci, Giovanni da Empoli, Filippo Sassetti,
Francesco Carletti, Tipografia del Gondoliere, Antonio Pigafetta
co'tipi del Gondoliere, 1841
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
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