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Tomb of Amerigo Vespucci, died 1471, actually the grandfather of the famous navigator. Includes coat of arms on Italian "horse-head" shaped shield. Date: 20 November 2010, 07:23:43: Source: Own work: Author: sailko: Permission (Reusing this file)
Amerigo Vespucci (/ v ɛ ˈ s p uː tʃ i / vesp-OO-chee, [1] Italian: [ameˈriːɡo veˈsputtʃi]; 9 March 1454 – 22 February 1512) was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Florence for whom "America" is named.
English: Woodcut probably depicting Amerigo Vespucci's first voyage (1497-98) to the New World, from first known published edition of Vespucci's 1504 Letter to Soderini, entitled "Lettera di Amerigo Vespucci delle isole nuovament trovate in quattro suoi viaggi", published by Pietro Pacini in Florence c.1505.
Historia antipodum oder newe Welt, or History of the New World, by Matthäus Merian the Elder, published in 1631. The Florentine explorer Amerigo Vespucci is usually credited for coming up with the term "New World" (Mundus Novus) for the Americas in his 1503 letter, giving it its popular cachet, although similar terms had been used and applied before him.
The book includes the reason for using the name America in the wall map and the globe, and contains a Latin translation of the four journeys of Amerigo Vespucci as an appendix. The full title of the book is: Cosmographiae introductio cum quibusdam geometriae ac astronomiae principiis ad eam rem necessariis. Insuper quatuor Americi Vespucii ...
The Amerigo Vespucci, which Italians call the world's most beautiful ship, is taking a taste of its homeland on a round-the-world tour, with temporary expositions at several stops showcasing ...
Panoramic view of Montefioralle Montefioralle street. Montefioralle is a village in Tuscany, a frazione of the comune of Greve in Chianti.It is sometimes claimed to be the birthplace of Amerigo Vespucci, though in fact it is known that Vespucci was born (on 9 March 1454) in Florence, in the suburb of Peretola.
English: Woodcut depicting Amerigo Vespucci's second voyage to the New World (1499-1500, with Alonso de Ojeda), from first known published edition of Vespucci's 1504 Letter to Soderini, entitled "Lettera di Amerigo Vespucci delle isole nuovament trovate in quattro suoi viaggi", published by Pietro Pacini in Florence c.1505.