Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. FOREWORD VII
3. CONTENTS XI
4. ILLUSTRATIONS XIII
5. Chapter One. PTOLEMY’S CHALLENGE 1
6. Chapter Two. AMERIGO 13
7. Chapter Three. FROM MERCHANT TO EXPLORER 35
8. Chapter Four. THE VOYAGE FOR SPAIN 51
9. Chapter Five. VESPUCCI'S LETTER FROM SEVILLE, 1500 76
10. Chapter Six. CHANGING FLAGS 91
11. Chapter Seven. THE VOYAGE FOR PORTUGAL 106
12. Chapter Eight. VESPUCCI’S LETTERS FROM CAFE VERDE, 1501, AND LISBON, 1502 126
13. Chapter Nine. THE DISCOVERY OF A CONTINENT 137
14. Chapter Ten. THE FORGERIES 147
15. Chapter Eleven. THE NAMING OF A CONTINENT 168
16. Chapter Twelve. ORGANIZING NAVIGATION 180
17. Appendix A. CHRONOLOGY OF VOYAGES OF EXPLORATION, 1486–1522 201
18. Appendix B. LINEAR MEASUREMENTS OF SIGNIFICANCE IN THE HISTORY OF EXPLORATION 203
19. NOTES 207
20. BIBLIOGRAPHY 235
21. INDEX 241