Amerigo Vespucci, the 16th-century explorer America is named after. (Image credit: Getty/ traveler1116) Jump to: Early life First voyage 1501 voyage and South America Later voyages ...

The man who lent his name to the American continents was thought to be an intrepid explorer in the league of Christopher Columbus and Vasco de Gama. But a new book portrays Amerigo Vespucci as ...

Streams, cities, mountains, schools, squares and a space shuttle bear the name of Christopher Columbus, or at least a derivative of it. But North and South America, two continents unknown to Europe… ...

The Vespucci is 101-metres long and over 15-metres wide with three masts and 2,635-square metres of sails. The hull is made of steel, the decks of teak and the interior of precious woods.

The vessel, whic boasts the nickname “the most beautiful ship in the world,” was named for Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Florence, from whose name ...

Why not Florentine mapmaker and explorer Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512), after whom America is named? Vespucci decided to start recording his exploring accomplishments, ...

But a new book portrays Amerigo Vespucci as little more than a con man with a wild imagination. Felipe Fernandez-Armesto talks about his book, Amerigo: The Man Who Gave His Name to America ...

The vessel, whic boasts the nickname “the most beautiful ship in the world,” was named for Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Florence, from whose name ...