Amerigo Vespucci (1471-1512) Italian-born Spanish explorer. Shown here observing the constellation of the Southern Cross. America named from Latinised form of his name. Engraving after Stradanus, 1522.
Amerigo Vespucci (1471-1512) Italian-born Spanish explorer. Shown here observing the constellation of the Southern Cross. America named from Latinised form of his name. Engraving after Stradanus, 1522.
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