An edition of The life and voyages of Americus Vespucius: with illustrations concerning the navigator, and the discovery of the New World
(1846)
The life and voyages of Americus Vespucius
with illustrations concerning the navigator, and the discovery of the New World
4th ed.
by C. Edwards Lester
Share
×Close
This work doesn't have a description yet. Can you add one?
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
Discovery and exploration, Spanish, Explorers, Biography, Discoveries in geography, Portuguese, Découverte et exploration espagnoles
Book Details
Table of Contents
pt. 1. Biography [including Vespucci's letters of his four voyages].
pt. 2. Illustrations. [1] [Canovai, D.] Eulogium of Americus Vespucius .
2. A narrative addressed to Lorenzo di Pier-Francesco de' Medici; giving an account of the voyage and discoveries of Vasco de Gama beyond the Cape of Good Hope, the authorship of which, has been attributed to Americus Vespucius.
3. Letters of Paolo Toscanelli to Columbus.
4. Marco Polo and his travels.
5. Fellow-voyagers of Americus: Alonzo de Ojeda and Juan de la Cosa [abridged mainly from Irving's Lives of the companions of Columbus].
6. Documents relating to Americus Vespucius, presented in the collection of Navarréte.
7. Letter of M. Ranke to M. de Humboldt, respecting the correspondence of Americus with Soderini and de' Medici.
8. The Vespucci family.
Edition Notes
The Physical Object
Edition Identifiers
Work Identifiers
Community Reviews (0)
Lists
See All-
jdoran
from James M. Doran Sr.
-
jdoran
from James M. Doran Sr.
| August 13, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | remove fake subjects |
| July 27, 2014 | Edited by ImportBot | import new book |
| November 28, 2012 | Edited by AnandBot | Fixed spam edits. |
| November 23, 2012 | Edited by 62.109.31.246 | Edited without comment. |
| December 10, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | add works page |