Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512). Florentine merchant, explorer and navigator. In 1505, King Ferdinand the Catholic naturalised him as a subject of Castile. Signature of Amerigo Vespucci. Facsimile of a letter he sent to Cardinal Jimenez de Cisneros (Archbishop of Toledo, Spain), dated in Seville (Spain) on 9 December 1508. Vespucci expressed his opinion to Cisneros on the goods that should be taken to the Antilles. ""America. History of its discovery from primitive times to the modern era"", written by Rodolfo Cronau. Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1892.
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Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512). Florentine merchant, explorer and navigator. In 1505, King Ferdinand the Catholic naturalised him as a subject of Castile. Signature of Amerigo Vespucci. Facsimile of a letter he sent to Cardinal Jimenez de Cisneros (Archbishop of Toledo, Spain), dated in Seville (Spain) on 9 December 1508. Vespucci expressed his opinion to Cisneros on the goods that should be taken to the Antilles. ""America. History of its discovery from primitive times to the modern era"", written by Rodolfo Cronau. Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1892.

Date

02 janv. 1892

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Photo12/Universal Images Group

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UMG26A39_137

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Droits gérés

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19.0Mo (1.8Mo) / 41.0cm x 11.6cm / 4843 x 1370 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Amerigo Vespucci merchant explorer seafarer navigator Florence Florentine Italy Italian history engraving 16th century America Crown of Castile New World Spain Castilian signature facsimile Pilot Major House of Trade of the Indies House of Trade document

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