Amerigo Vespucci. Pilot Major /

Discusses the controversy around Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer and navigator, who was credited with the discovery of America instead of Columbus. Examines the dramatic history around Vespucci's voyages, forgeries, and the naming of America.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Pohl, Frederick J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1944]
Temas:
HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • FOREWORD / Pohl, Frederick J.
  • CONTENTS
  • ILLUSTRATIONS
  • Chapter One. PTOLEMY'S CHALLENGE
  • Chapter Two. AMERIGO
  • Chapter Three. FROM MERCHANT TO EXPLORER
  • Chapter Four. THE VOYAGE FOR SPAIN
  • Chapter Five. VESPUCCI'S LETTER FROM SEVILLE, 1500
  • Chapter Six. CHANGING FLAGS
  • Chapter Seven. THE VOYAGE FOR PORTUGAL
  • Chapter Eight. VESPUCCI'S LETTERS FROM CAFE VERDE, 1501, AND LISBON, 1502
  • Chapter Nine. THE DISCOVERY OF A CONTINENT
  • Chapter Ten. THE FORGERIES
  • Chapter Eleven. THE NAMING OF A CONTINENT
  • Chapter Twelve. ORGANIZING NAVIGATION
  • Appendix A. CHRONOLOGY OF VOYAGES OF EXPLORATION, 1486-1522
  • Appendix B. LINEAR MEASUREMENTS OF SIGNIFICANCE IN THE HISTORY OF EXPLORATION
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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