An edition of The continent of America (1896)
The continent of America.
Its discovery and its baptism. An essay on the nomenclature of the old continents. A critical and bibliographical inquiry into the naming of America and into the growth of the cosmography of the new world; together with an attempt to establish the landfall of Colombus on Watling Island, and the subsequent discoveries and explorations on the main land by Americus Vespucius.
By John Boyd Thacher
Publish Date
1971
Publisher
Meridan
Language
eng
Pages
270
Description:
xvi, 270 p. with illus. 31 cm
subjects: Landfall, Cartography, Discovery and exploration, Vespucci, Amerigo, 1451-1512, Columbus, Christopher -- Landfall, America -- Discovery and exploration, Ancient Geography, Early maps, Printing, History, Names, Terms and phrases
People: Amerigo Vespucci (1451-1512), Christopher Columbus
Places: America