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Amerigo Vespucci: A Pioneer of Exploration and Discovery Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian navigator, played a significant role in the Age of Discoveries

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci (1454 - 1512), Italian navigator. Engraving. 1871

Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci (1454 - 1512), Italian navigator. Engraving. 1871
AIS5351213 Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci (1454 - 1512), Italian navigator. Engraving. 1871; © Iberfoto.

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Amerigo Vespucci

Amerigo Vespucci
3586020 Amerigo Vespucci; (add.info.: Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) an Italian explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Amerigo Vespucci

Amerigo Vespucci
3586023 Amerigo Vespucci; (add.info.: Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) an Italian explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Amerigo Vespucci, from the 'Crabb's Historical Dictionary' pub. 1825 (print)

Amerigo Vespucci, from the 'Crabb's Historical Dictionary' pub. 1825 (print)
3555481 Amerigo Vespucci, from the 'Crabb's Historical Dictionary' pub. 1825 (print) by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Amerigo Vespucci, 1454 - 1512)

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Amerigo Vespucci

Amerigo Vespucci
3586010 Amerigo Vespucci; (add.info.: Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) an Italian explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Amerigo Vespucci

Amerigo Vespucci
3586022 Amerigo Vespucci; (add.info.: Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) an Italian explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Amerigo Vespucci

Amerigo Vespucci
3586021 Amerigo Vespucci; (add.info.: Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) an Italian explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Amerigo Vespucci and others greeting natives upon landing in the Americas

Amerigo Vespucci and others greeting natives upon landing in the Americas
2623778 Amerigo Vespucci and others greeting natives upon landing in the Americas; (add.info.: Lithograph print of Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) an Italian explorer, financier

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Amerigo Vespucci, First Half of 16th century. Creator: Torbido, Francesco (1486-1562)

Amerigo Vespucci, First Half of 16th century. Creator: Torbido, Francesco (1486-1562)
Amerigo Vespucci, First Half of 16th century. Private Collection

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Portrait medallion of Amerigo Vespucci (engraving)

Portrait medallion of Amerigo Vespucci (engraving)
7294941 Portrait medallion of Amerigo Vespucci (engraving) by Passe, Crispin I de (c.1565-1637) (after); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Great voyages of discovery (colour litho)

Great voyages of discovery (colour litho)
5207733 Great voyages of discovery (colour litho) by Girard, Joseph (fl.1930-50); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great voyages of discovery)

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Amerigo Vespucci (Americae Retectio), 1591. Creator: Stradanus (Straet, van der)

Amerigo Vespucci (Americae Retectio), 1591. Creator: Stradanus (Straet, van der)
Amerigo Vespucci (Americae Retectio), 1591. Private Collection

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Amerigo Vespucci, Italian navigator (chromolitho)

Amerigo Vespucci, Italian navigator (chromolitho)
972234 Amerigo Vespucci, Italian navigator (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512), Italian navigator and cartographer

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Amerigo Vespucci
LLM456915 Amerigo Vespucci by Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amerigo Vespucci. Illustration for Storia dei Viaggiatori by Paolo Lorenzini (Nerbini)

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Amerigo Vespucci, in the Sala del Mappamondo (fresco)

Amerigo Vespucci, in the Sala del Mappamondo (fresco)
808745 Amerigo Vespucci, in the Sala del Mappamondo (fresco) by Italian School, (16th century); Villa Farnese, Caprarola, Voterbo, Lazio

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Fresco discovered in the Church of the Ognissanti, Florence (b / w photo)

Fresco discovered in the Church of the Ognissanti, Florence (b / w photo)
1615301 Fresco discovered in the Church of the Ognissanti, Florence (b/w photo) by Ghirlandaio, Domenico (1449-94) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Prominent figures of the Age of Discoveries (engraving)

Prominent figures of the Age of Discoveries (engraving)
3647378 Prominent figures of the Age of Discoveries (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prominent figures of the Age of Discoveries)

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Frontispiece to Nova Reperta (New Discoveries

Frontispiece to Nova Reperta (New Discoveries
STC291654 Frontispiece to Nova Reperta (New Discoveries) engraved by Theodor Galle (1571-1633) c.1600 (engraving) (later colouration) by Straet

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Amerigo Vespucci, Italian navigator and explorer (engraving)

Amerigo Vespucci, Italian navigator and explorer (engraving)
6029749 Amerigo Vespucci, Italian navigator and explorer (engraving) by European School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512)

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: The Reinterment of Christopher Columbus at Seville (engraving)

The Reinterment of Christopher Columbus at Seville (engraving)
1598436 The Reinterment of Christopher Columbus at Seville (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Reinterment of Christopher Columbus at Seville)

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Americ Vespuce (engraving)

Americ Vespuce (engraving)
3645369 Americ Vespuce (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Americ Vespuce. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1865)

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Amerigo Vespucci

Amerigo Vespucci
LLM459617 Amerigo Vespucci by Ventura, J. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amerigo Vespucci. From a bust in the library of the university of Florence)

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Great military figures (coloured engraving)

Great military figures (coloured engraving)
5998772 Great military figures (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great military figures)

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Amerigo Vespucci (engraving)

Amerigo Vespucci (engraving)
971068 Amerigo Vespucci (engraving) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amerigo Vespucci)

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: New Inventions of Modern Times [Nova Reperta], The Discovery of America, plate 1, ca

New Inventions of Modern Times [Nova Reperta], The Discovery of America, plate 1, ca. 1600

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Americus, (1454-1512), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Americus, (1454-1512), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Americus, (1454-1512), 1830. Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) Italian explorer, financier, navigator, and cartographer. In 1507

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Amerigo Vespucci, 1748. Creator: Rolffsen, Franz Nikolaus (c. 1719-1802)

Amerigo Vespucci, 1748. Creator: Rolffsen, Franz Nikolaus (c. 1719-1802)
Amerigo Vespucci, 1748. Private Collection

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci, 1798. Creator: Anonymous

Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci, 1798. Creator: Anonymous
Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci, 1798. Private Collection

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci, 1671. Artist: Ogilby, John (1600-1676)

Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci, 1671. Artist: Ogilby, John (1600-1676)
Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci, 1671. Private Collection

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: World map Universalis Cosmographia, 1507. Artist: Waldseemuller, Martin (ca 1472-1520)

World map Universalis Cosmographia, 1507. Artist: Waldseemuller, Martin (ca 1472-1520)
World map Universalis Cosmographia, 1507. Found in the collection of the Library of Congress, Washington D. C

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Amerigo Vespucci finding the Southern Cross constellation with an astrolabe (Americae Retectio)

Amerigo Vespucci finding the Southern Cross constellation with an astrolabe (Americae Retectio), 1591. Found in the collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Amerigo Vespucci, (1454-1512), 1912. Artist: Gaetano Grazzini

Amerigo Vespucci, (1454-1512), 1912. Artist: Gaetano Grazzini
Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512), Italian explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer, 1912. Vespucci first demonstrated that Brazil

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Amerigo Vespucci (1471-1512), Italian-born Spanish explorer

Amerigo Vespucci (1471-1512), Italian-born Spanish explorer. Vespucci observing the constellation of the Southern Cross. During his voyages

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Great voyages of the age of exploration

Great voyages of the age of exploration
Map of great voyages from 1492 to 1580. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Portrait Amerigo Vespucci Michele Bisi Italian

Portrait Amerigo Vespucci Michele Bisi Italian
Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci. Michele Bisi (Italian, c. 1788-1874). Engraving

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: View of Venice

View of Venice from title page of Amerigo Vespucci " Voyages", 1521. Authorship ascribed to either Francan or Zorzi

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Americus Vesputius, Italian explorer

Americus Vesputius, Italian explorer
Americus Vesputius (1454-1512), Italian explorer. On 12th October 1492, Christopher Columbus was the first to reach land to the west of America in the Bahamas

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Amerigo Vespucci

Amerigo Vespucci
A Florentine, Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) worked in the Seville branch of the Medici bank. Following his interest in maritime exploration, he joined an expedition across the Atlantic in 1497

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Vespucius off the Americas coast, artwork

Vespucius off the Americas coast, artwork
Vespucius off the Americas coast. Artwork of the Italian explorer Americus Vespucius (1454-1512) on his ship, off the coast of South America

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: Americus Vespucius, Italian explorer

Americus Vespucius, Italian explorer
Americus Vespucius (1454-1512), Italian explorer. In 1499, Vespucius followed Columbuss tracks to the New World, where he explored the coast of South America

Background imageAmerigo Vespucci Collection: The three masted boat, Amerigo Vespucci from Italy during Armada 2008, Rouen

The three masted boat, Amerigo Vespucci from Italy during Armada 2008, Rouen, Normandy, France, Europe



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Amerigo Vespucci: A Pioneer of Exploration and Discovery Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian navigator, played a significant role in the Age of Discoveries. His contributions to cartography and exploration have left an indelible mark on history. In 1507, Martin Waldseemuller created the World map Universalis Cosmographia, which included the name "America" for the first time. This was in honor of Amerigo Vespucci's voyages to the New World. The portrait medallion engraving captures his determined spirit and adventurous nature. Vespucci's great voyages of discovery are depicted in a vibrant color lithograph. These expeditions not only expanded European knowledge but also opened up new trade routes and possibilities for colonization. Stradanus' Americae Retectio (1591) showcases Vespucci's accomplishments as he explores uncharted territories. His tall ship, named after him, became synonymous with adventure and exploration. The Italian navy training ship Amerigo Vespucci continues to sail today, carrying on his legacy by training future generations of sailors. Its majestic presence reminds us of Vespucci's enduring impact on maritime history. An exquisite chromolithograph portrays Amerigo Vespucci himself - a man who dared to venture into the unknown with unwavering determination and curiosity. Inside the Sala del Mappamondo, a fresco immortalizes Amerigo Vespucci surrounded by maps that represent his groundbreaking discoveries. It serves as a testament to his pivotal role in shaping our understanding of geography. Recently discovered black-and-white photographs reveal a stunning fresco found in Florence's Church of Ognissanti depicting scenes from Vasco da Gama's voyage - another testament to how explorers like Amerigo inspired artists throughout history. Gabriel de Vallseca's Portolan Chart from 1439 is evidence that even before Columbus set sail, Vespucci's predecessors were already mapping the world.