Title

'Americus', (1454-1512), 1830. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Americus', (1454-1512), 1830. Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) Italian explorer, financier, navigator, and cartographer. In 1507, the new world was named America after the Latin version of Vespucci's first name. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830]

Date

1830

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F35_379

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

59,7Mb (3,5Mb) / 13,4in x 17,3in / 4024 x 5185 (300dpi)

Keywords

portrait Italy Italian people male job man men hat arts country book guy occupation clothes cape dress New World text location century Colonial profession clothing explorer literature navigation B&W one person navigator financier looking away titled 19th century black & white black and white 16th century nineteenth century sixteenth century 15th century The Print Collector cartographer colonialism fifteenth century Amerigo Vespucci illustration engraving portrait Unknown Howard Richard Thomas Griffin Alfred T Company Amerigo Vespucci Cumming Thomas Tegg Tegg T Tegg & Son Tegg & Son J Biographical Illustrations Alfred Howard Richard Griffin and Company R Griffin and Co Richard Griffin and Charles Griffin Griffin and Company J Cumming Americus Americus Vespucius