FOOTNOTES:

Aborigines, described by Vespucci, [84]-[95];
- seen in Vespucci's third voyage, [180]-[183].
Aguado, Juan, [151].
Amaraca, aboriginal name of province in South America, [137].
Amaraca-pan, the land of Amaraca, [137].
Amazon River discovered by Pinzon, [105].
America, may have been derived from Amaraca, [137];
- when bestowed upon western continents, [200];
- derivation of name, [238];
- first applied to continents in 1507, [243], [244].
Antilla, island of, [26].
Arno, valley of the, [1].

Bahia Honda, reference to, [159].
Bastidas, Rodrigo de, reference to, [130];
- expedition of, [155].
- estate of Juan, [80].
Book, the first printed in America, [32].

Cabral, Pedro Alvarez, coasts South America, [167].
Cannibals, giants, and pearls, [chap. ix.]
Canopi seen by Vespucci, [189].
Canovai eulogizes Vespucci, [210], [211].
Carabi, aboriginal word, [96].
Caravans of the desert, [47].
Carib Indians described, [99].
Cathay, kingdom of, [26], [29], [36], [39], [46], [50].
Cerezo, Maria, married to Vespucci, [168], [235];
- dependent upon pension, [237].
Chambalu, or Peking, [38], [46], [49], [50].
Cibao, Indian word of Haiti, [28].
Cipango, island of, [26], [28], [30], [42], [44], [50].
Coelho, Gonçalo, reference to, [202].
Columbus, Christopher, compared with Toscanelli, [18];
- uses Toscanelli's chart in crossing Atlantic, 1492, [22];
- letter to, from Toscanelli, [23]-[27];
- adopts Toscanelli's ideas, [30];
- conversations with, chap. v.;
- personal appearance of, [63];
- second voyage of, [76];
- extravagances of, [77];
- and Bishop Fonseca, [77]-[79];
- and the Pinzons, [149], [150];
- in friendly rivalry with Vespucci, [198];
- and Vespucci contrasted, [210]-[214];
- misfortunes of, [215];
- letter written by, with reference to Vespucci, [218].
Columbus, Diego, suit of, against the crown, [166].
Columbus, Ferdinand, books owned by, [248];
- acquainted with Juan Vespucci, [249].
- of Spain, fifteenth century, [57], [58].
Constellations of the southern hemisphere, [189], [190].
Coquibacoa, coast of Venezuela, [134], [135], [158], [159].
Cosa, Juan de la, with Columbus in Cuba, [107];
- sails with Ojeda, [129];
- the great pilot, [153];
- chart made by, in year 1500, [154];
- sails with Bastidas, [155];
- second voyage with Ojeda, [156];
- horrible death of, [157].
Cosmographie Introductio, the first book containing name of America, [243], [245].
Cumana, on coast of Venezuela, [132], [137].
Curiana, or Gulf of Pearls, [132].

Dragon's Mouth, strait of the, [132].

Emanuel, King of Portugal, [168];
- invites Vespucci to Portugal, [169];
- receives Vespucci at court, [171];
- sends him on two voyages to the Indies, [170];
- recognizes his genius, [196], [207].
Emerson, R. W., calls Vespucci a "thief and pickle-dealer," [237].
Examen Critique, the, by Humboldt, [103], [250].

Ferdinand, King of Spain, and Fonseca, [76];
- parts with Vespucci, [168], [169];
- diplomacy of, [216];
- prefers Vespucci to Columbus, [227];
- calls Vespucci to court, [228];
- appoints him pilot-major, [229].
Fiske, John, explains "debatable voyage," [104];
- on Vespucci's letter of July, 1500, [109];
- quotations from, [124], [125];
- on historical records, [221].
Florence, Vespucci's birthplace, [2], [3];
- in the Middle Ages, [12].
Florentines, the, as merchants in fifteenth century, [5].
Fonseca, Bishop, reference to, [76], [77], [79], [82], [126], [127];
- authorizes Ojeda's voyage, [128].
Fortunate Islands, or Grand Canaries, [186].
Four Voyages, or Journeys, of Vespucci, [90], [95];
- no trace of book containing the, [103];
- further reference to, [176], [200], [205].
"Fourth Part of the Earth," the, [chap. ii.]

Ghengis Khan, [50].
Giacondo, Giovanni, translator of Vespucci's letter, 1504, [198], [199].
Giants seen in Curaçao, [119].
Gomara, historian, on explorations, [102].

Harrisse, Henry, observations on the naming of America, [244].
Herrera, Antonio de, accuses Vespucci of stealing from Columbus, [101].
Humboldt, Alexander von, vindicates Vespucci, [103].

Igname, Indian word, [89].
Iguana, described by Vespucci, [93].
Imago Mundi, book owned by Columbus, [241].
India house, the great, [80].
Irving, Washington, and his Life of Columbus, [29];
- denounces Fonseca, [77];
- narrates Vespucci's voyage with Ojeda, [125];
- seeks to disparage Vespucci, [225], [226].
Iti, an island in the Caribbean Sea, [98].

Kazabi, or cassava, [89].
Khan, the Grand, [24], [28].
Kublai Khan, Mongol emperor, [36]-[40], [49].

Lake Dwellers, the, described by Vespucci, [90]-[95], [120].
Lariab, conjectural province of, [96].
Las Casas denounces Vespucci, [249].
Lud, Walter, [242].

Mandeville, Sir John, [49].
Mangi, province of, [26], [46].
Maracaibo, Gulf of, discovered by Ojeda, [135].
Maracapana (see [Amaraca-pan]), [132], [137].
Marco Polo's Travels, [33].
Marignoli, John de, traveller, [49].
Medici, the Florentine, [4], [5], [10].
Medici, Lorenzo de, letter written to, by Vespucci in 1501, [109];
- in 1503, [179].
Michael Angelo, birthplace of, [15].
Monte Corvino, John of, [49].
Mundus Novus, or New World, [46], [239], [246], [248];
- title of pamphlet containing first account of Vespucci's voyage, [197];
- when published, [239].

Navarrete, Spanish historian, [219], [221], [232], [233].
New World, the, southern hemisphere of America, so called by Vespucci, [185].
Nicollini, Donato, Vespucci's friend, [56].
Nicuesa, explorer, quarrels with Ojeda, [160];
- whom he rescues, [162].
Niño, Pedro, successful voyage of, [137].

Ojeda the Fighter, [chap. viii.];
- with Columbus, [126];
- friend of Fonseca, [127];
- receives authority for a voyage, [128];
- accompanied by Vespucci, [130];
- visits Trinidad, Pearl Islands, and Curaçao, [132], [133];
- finds Lake Dwellers, [134];
- takes cargo of slaves to Spain, [136];
- second voyage of (1502), [158];
- placed in irons, [159];
- makes third voyage (1509), [156], [160];
- wounded by poisoned arrow, [163];
- poverty and death of, [164].
Oviedo, historian, on discovery of Bay of Honduras, [105].

Paria, Gulf of, [131], [132].
Paul the Physicist, [16].
Pearls, Gulf of, [132].
Pearls obtained by Vespucci, [122], [141], [146].
Pelotti, Francesco, [49].
Peretola, home of the Vespuccis, [2].
Pinelo, Francisco, [77], [78], [81].
Pinzon brothers, the, [149], [150], [152].
Pinzon, Vicente Yañez, discovers the Amazon, [167].
Pliny quoted by Vespucci, [191].
Polo, Marco, Vespucci's countryman, [33];
- taken captive, [34];
- Travels, [36]-[42].
Polo, Maffei, [41].
Polo, Nicolo, [36].
Prescott, historian, quotation from, [57].
Printing-press, the first in America, [32].
Ptolemy, an improved, [242].

Quattro Giornate (Four Journeys), [176].
Quinsai, city of, [25], [43], [46].

René, Duke of Lorraine, [242], [246], [247].
Ringmann, Matthias, contemporary of Vespucci, [241].
Roldan, Francesco, combats Ojeda, [136].

Saint-Dié, town in which pamphlet was printed containing first reference to America, [241], [242].
Savonarola, mention of, [15].
Schöner, Johann, globe made by, [245].
Sierra Leone, [178].
Soderini, Piero, letter written to, by Vespucci, [82], [101];
- second letter, [170];
- third letter, [201].

Terra Firma, definition of term, [70];
- coast of, [166].
Terra Sanctæ Crucis, [246], [248].
Toscanelli, Florentine astronomer, [16];
- friendly with Vespucci, [16];
- great attainments of, [19];
- corresponds with Columbus, [17], [23]-[27];
- sends chart to Columbus, [21];
- ideas of, adopted by Columbus, [30].
Trapobana, island of, [123].
Trinidad, visited by Columbus, [131];
- by Vespucci, [132].

Varnhagen, Viscount, explains Vespucci's "second" voyage, [105].
Vela, Cape de la, [135].
Venezuela, origin of name, [134].
Veragua, Duke of, [220].
Vespucci, Amerigo, spelling of the name, [1];
- birthplace of, [2];
- parents, [3], [4];
- ancestors, [5], [6];
- birthplace of, [2];
- parents, [3], [4];
- ancestors, [5], [6];
- youth, [7], [8], [9], [12]-[14];
- favorite authors, [chap. iii.];
- begins his career, [51];
- enters service with the Medici, [54];
- goes to Spain, [55];
- letter of, from Spain, [56];
- personal appearance of, [63];
- characteristics of, [64];
- debatable voyage of, [chap. vi.];
- outfits fleet for Columbus, [76];
- in pay of Spain, [81];
- letter of, on alleged first voyage, [82]-[100];
- letters to Soderini, [82], [101], [170], [201];
- his Four Voyages, [90];
- accused of purloining from Columbus, [101];
- vindicated by Humboldt, [103];
- more humane than Columbus, [104];
- second voyage of, [chap. vii.];
- oldest known writing relating to his voyages, [109];
- describes constellations of southern hemisphere, [112], [113];
- in fight with Indians, [117], [118];
- mentions giants, [119];
- discovers Lake Dwellers, [120];
- takes slaves to Spain, [121], [122];
- with Ojeda in 1499, [130];
- quoted by Irving, [134];
- aborigines seen by, [140]-[144];
- finds pearls, [146];
- fellow-voyagers of, [chap. x.];
- head of house of Berardi, [151];
- projected voyage with Pinzon, [153];
- invited to Portugal, [168];
- married to Maria Cerezo, [168];
- leaves Spain for Portugal, [169];
- makes two voyages under Portuguese flag, [170];
- account of third voyage, [170]-[177];
- encounters cannibals, [180]-[183];
- calls his discovery the New World, [185];
- royally received in Portugal, [195];
- renowned navigator, [196];
- first-published letter of, [197];
- makes a "fourth" voyage to America, [200];
- returns to Spain, [209];
- contrasted with Columbus, [209]-[214];
- mentioned in a letter by Columbus, [218];
- pilot-major of Spain, [chap. xv.];
- at court, [224];
- corrects charts made by Columbus, [229];
- official papers relating to, [233];
- last will and testament, [234];
- death of, [235].
Vespucci, Anastasio, Amerigo's father, [3], [6].
Vespucci, Elizabetta, Amerigo's mother, [3].
Vespucci, Georgio Antonio, [8], [11].
Vespucci, Giovanni, or Juan, Amerigo's nephew, [55];
- is bequeathed his uncle's valuable papers, [235].
Vespucci, Girolamo, Amerigo's brother, [52], [53].
Vespucci, Guido Antonio, epitaph of, [6].

Waldseemüller, Martin, German geographer, who gave the name to America, [241]-[243].

Yucca, flour made from, [89]

Zaitun, city of Cathay, [43], [50].
Zipangu. See [Cipango].

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Transcriber's Notes:
The transcriber made the following changes to the text:
1. p. 44, The grand Khan ordered --> "The grand Khan ordered
2. p. 69, The accounts of those --> "The accounts of those
3. p. 74, But I perceive, Signor --> "But I perceive, Signor
4. p. 77, "Fonesca" --> "Fonseca"
5. p. 137, "Ojeba" --> "Ojeda"
6. p. 143, They had no victuals --> "They had no victuals
7. p. 170, There came to be a royal --> "There came to be a royal
8. p. 205, In this part --> "In this part
9. Index, Columbus Ferdinand, books owned by, 268; -->
Columbus Ferdinand, books owned by, 248;
End of Transcriber's Notes