Frederick A. Ober
Amerigo Vespucci
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The true story of the explorer and scholar after who the entire continent of America is named. This remarkable work starts with the early life of the Italian-born explorer and then quickly moves on to the details of his fabulous voyages on behalf of Spain and Portugal from 1499 to 1502. Drawing heavily upon the explorer's own writing and other original sources, the full story of this remarkable-yet surprisingly little-known-Pilot Major of Spain is told in an intriguing and exciting fashion. Read here of the controversy surrounding Vespucci's first voyage, his remarkably accurate maps, and the many discoveries he made that later caused scholar…
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The true story of the explorer and scholar after who the entire continent of America is named. This remarkable work starts with the early life of the Italian-born explorer and then quickly moves on to the details of his fabulous voyages on behalf of Spain and Portugal from 1499 to 1502. Drawing heavily upon the explorer's own writing and other original sources, the full story of this remarkable-yet surprisingly little-known-Pilot Major of Spain is told in an intriguing and exciting fashion. Read here of the controversy surrounding Vespucci's first voyage, his remarkably accurate maps, and the many discoveries he made that later caused scholars to name the entire new world after him as a mark of honor.
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- ISBN: 978-1-64764-467-3
- EAN: 9781647644673
- Produktnummer: 38747413
- Verlag: Scrawny Goat Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
- Seitenangabe: 164 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D0.9 cm 248 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 248
Über den Autor
Frederick Albion Ober (1849-1913) was a self-educated American naturalist who won fame exploring the Lesser Antilles, where he discovered 22 bird taxa. He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1893 and was a co-founder of the Explorers Club.
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