This photo dating to 1912 shows Amerigo Vespucci, a sculpture of him by Grazzini that is housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. Vespucci (1454-1512)  was an Italian explorer, financier, navigator, and cartographer who was born in the Republic of Florence. He is best known for his namesake: the continents of North and South America

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