the European public became aware of the newly discovered continents of the Americas. According to Vespucci: Notes References Bibliography External links Canaday, James A. "The Life of Amerigo Vespucci" Vespucci, Amerigo. "Account of His First Voyage 1497 (Letter to Pier Soderini, Gonfalonier of the Republic of Florence)". Internet Modern History Sourcebook-Fordham University (U.S.) Mason, Wyatt, 'I am America. (And So?)' "The New York Times", 12 December 2007. Martin Waldseemüller, Franz Wieser (Ritter von), Edward Burke (trans), The Cosmographiæ Introductio of Martin Waldseemüller in facsimile: followed by the Four voyages of Amerigo Vespucci, The United States Catholic Historical Society, 1908. 1507 Waldseemüller Map from the US Library of Congress TOPS Lecture at Library of Congress, Drs. France and Easton World Digital Library presentation of the 1507 Waldseemüller Map in the Library of Congress. This is the only known surviving copy of the wall map edition of which it is believed 1,000 copies were printed. Four originals of the 1507 globe gore map are in existence in Germany, UK and US. Online Galleries, History of Science Collections, University of Oklahoma Libraries High resolution images of works by and/or portraits of Amerigo Vespucci in .jpg and .tiff format. Soderini Letters in Giovanni Battista Ramusio, Primo Volume delle Nauigationi et Viaggi , Venetia, 1550, fol.138–140. 1451 births 1512 deaths 15th-century Italian businesspeople 15th-century people of the Republic of Florence 16th-century explorers 16th-century Italian businesspeople 16th-century Italian cartographers Businesspeople from Florence Cartographers of North America Explorers of South America Infectious disease deaths in Spain Italian explorers Italian explorers of South America Italian navigators Italian Roman Catholics Maritime history of Portugal Slave owners