A photographic facsimile of the Strasbourg Latin edition (1505) of Amerigo Vespucci's account of what is usually called his third voyage (1501/02). Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512), who gave his name to America, sailed from Lisbon to Brazil and down the coast to the bay at what is now Rio de Janeiro and to Cape Frio in 1501/02. He notes in the present report that the land he is exploring is not Asia as had been expected, but an extremely large continent previously unknown, and he sailed further south along its coast than any earlier European voyager to that time. For this reason he calls the region "Antarctica". The upper woodcut on the title-page is one of the earliest attempts to depict indigenous Americans in general and Brazilians in particular.
In very good condition, with the first leaf and last leaf slightly wrinkled and with an occasional light brown stain on the blank final page or in the margins. The marbled wrapper is rubbed and has new sewing. A rare early photographic facsimile, printed on vellum, of a key record of the earliest exploration of America in general and Brazil in particular. Borba de Moraes, p. 909 note; Church 21 note; JCB I, p. 41 note; Sabin 99333 note (locating 4 of the 10 copies printed).