2. Introduction
Amerigo Vespucci
discovered South America
and that is America is called
America.
Read on to find out more
about Amerigo Vespucci.
From nla.gov.au
3. Early life
Amerigo Vespucci was born
in Spain 1451.
Amerigo was studying his
maps and stars for his dad
his dad was a sailor and
when Amerigo was older he
went on to be a sailor on his
fathers ship. Amerigo and his
family was very rich and had
lots of money.
From
biography.com
4. First job
Some years later Amerigo
traveled from Spain to America
on his father’s ship.
Every day Amerigo got some
money from his father for helping
around on the ship.
5. First Journey-1496
Amerigo visited France at the
age twenty four with his
uncle. He traveled from
Florence to Seville in 1496.
Amerigo was eager to
explore the new land spoken
about by the people.
Italymag.co.uk
6. Amerigo traveled from
Cadiz on May the 1oth
1497. His ships passed
West Indies reaching
mainland of Central
America.
Later the crew discovered
a Island called Bermuda.
8. Timeline
1451 - Born March the 9th Florence Italy
1478 - Begins work in Paris embassy
1483 - Stayed at Lorenzo de Medici house the ruler
of Florence
1491 - Amerigo got sent to Spain Seville to learn his
voyages so he can explore the world
9. Amerigo Vespucci’s Compass
If you want to know how Amerigo Vespucci’s compass works
read on to find out.
Did you know Amerigo Vespucci used his compass to travel to
the West Indies his compass showed him north east south and
west, his compass was a very important innovation for him.
