This volume explores the intense cultural and historical tensions shaping the varied contexts of Amerigo Vespucci’s life and fortune. The study combines approaches from literary history, philology, the history of science and ideas, the history of the European expansion and cartography, and economic history.
This volume aims to advance the analysis about Amerigo Vespucci by considering and connecting several fields of study such as literary history, philology, the history of science and cartography, economic history, and the history of ideas. The multifaceted research frames guide the reader through the complex vicissitudes of Amerigo Vespucci's life. The receptions and implications explore the intense cultural and historical dynamics that shaped the decades between the end of the fifteenth and the first half of the sixteenth century.
Angelo Cattaneo
America Amerigo Amerigo Vespucci Angelo Cartography Cattaneo collaboration Contente contexts Domingues European Expansion Francisco Global History Hanenberg historical