Amerigo Vespucci Professions : Navigator Born : March 9, 1454 Died : February 22, 1512 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Amerigo Vespucci I resolved to abandon trade and to fix my aim on something more praiseworthy and stable; whence it was that I made preparation for going to see part of the world and its wonders. Amerigo Vespucci preparation world travel The manner of their living is very barbarous, because they do not eat at fixed times, but as often as they please Amerigo Vespucci fixed please culture Those new regions [America] which we found and explored with the fleet . . . we may rightly call a New World . . . a continent more densely peopled and abounding in animals than our Europe or Asia or Africa; and, in addition, a climate milder than in any other region known to us. Amerigo Vespucci animal europe america Similar Authors Mau Piailug navigator Nainoa Thompson navigator John Nichol navigator Samuel de Champlain navigator All Authors