The First Four Voyages of Amerigo Vespucci

This volume contains a lengthy letter, attributed to Amerigo Vespucci written to Florentine politician Piero Soderini. It was first published in 1507 as a supplement to Martin Waldseemüller’s Universalis Cosmographia, the first map to display the America’s as separate land masses from Asia and call them by Vespucci’s name. Vespucci’s letter introduced the European public to the idea of the New World. The letter details Vespucci’s travels, the geography of the New World, and his experience with Native Americans. This edition includes a biographical sketch of Vespucci and a summary of all his voyages by the translator, Michael Kerney.