vespucci, amerigo

A brief biography of Amerigo Vespucci who is best known for exploring South America and the West Indies.

Learn about the life and accomplishments of Amerigo Vespucci, who explored South America and the West Indies.

Presents a biography of Florentine explorer, Amerigo Vespucci, and describes the adventures and exploits of the man for whom the New World was named.

Read about Amerigo Vespucci's life and discover why America was named after him.

Discusses his and Vespucci's voyages to the Americas, ships, navigation techniques, and Spanish and Portuguese conquests.

Presents a biography of Florentine explorer, Amerigo Vespucci, and describes the adventures and exploits of the man for whom the New World was named.

Examines the life and accomplishments of fifteenth-century Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, discussing his youth and early jobs, his work for Christopher Columbus, his disputed expedition of 1497, and his other voyages.

Traces the life of the famed Florentine explorer who discovered Brazil, Venezuela, and the Amazon River, and had two continents named for him.

A biography of the Italian-born explorer who was the first person to realize North America was a separate continent.

Discusses the story of explorer Amerigo Vespucci, who discovered new lands for Spain and Portugal while searching for a new route to the Indies, covering his work for Christopher Columbus and various voyages, with illustrations.