| Method | Woodcut |
| Artist | Johann Michael Funcke |
| Published | Nuremberg, 1773. |
| Dimensions | Image 140 x 84 mm, Sheet 193 x 115 mm |
| Notes |
A full length woodcut portrait of the explorer Amerigo Vespucci from the second edition of Georg Adam Dillinger's Bilder-Geographie published in 1773. The portrait shows Vespucci standing facing the viewer, his right hand is on his hip, his left hand raised, pointing upwards. To the right is a desk with a compass and a pair of dividers seen on top. Amerigo Vespucci (1451 –1512) was an Italian explorer who is most famed for being America's namesake.Born in Florence, Vespucci participated in at least two voyages during the Age of Discovery. The first, undertaken between 1499-1500 was on behalf of Spain, the second between 1501-02 for Portugal. Two books were published under is name covering these voyages with both being incredibly popular and widely read across Europe. Historians have disputed the truthfulness of these accounts however they were pivotal in enhancing and raising awareness of Vespucci himself as well as the new discoveries. Vespucci is said to have recognised that Brazil was part of a fourth continent. Johann Michael Funcke (1678 - 1749) was a German printer and publisher. Born in Erfurt, the son of an innkeeper, Funcke learned the trade of publisher from his older half-brother Johann Christoph Stössel. When Stössel died in 1709, Funcke took over his business. Funcke went on to publish important works such as Elephantographia Curiosa by Georg Christoph Petri von Hartenfels and Botanica in Originali by Johann Hieronymus Kniphof. Condition: Area of light printing to image. Surface dirt to sheet edges. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £150.00 |
| Stock ID | 52580 |