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'''Andrea Corsali''' (1487—?) was an [[Italy|Italian]] explorer who worked in the service of [[Giuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici]] of [[Florence]] and [[Lorenzo II de' Medici]], duke of [[Urbino]]. Corsali traveled to [[Asia]] and the south seas aboard a Portuguese merchant vessel, sending home written accounts of the lands and peoples which he encountered along the way. Two of Corsali’s letters from the '[[Indies|East Indies]]' were published in Florence in 1518, and again in [[Giovanni Battista Ramusio]], ''Delle navigationi et viaggi'' ([[Venice]], 1550), along with accounts by other travelers and merchants such as Giovanni da [[Empoli]] (1483-1518).<ref>[[Donald F. Lach]], China in the Eyes of Europe: The Sixteenth Century, (University of Chicago Press, Phoenix Edition, 1968), p. 731</ref> He also noted that [[Sumatra]] and [[Ceylon]] (Sri Lanka) are two distinct islands (ancient geography confused them with the name of Taprobane). Corsali’s death date is unknown.
'''Andrea Corsali''' (1487—?) was an Italian explorer who worked in the service of [[Giuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici]] of [[Florence]] and [[Lorenzo II de' Medici]], duke of [[Urbino]]. Corsali traveled to [[Asia]] and the south seas aboard a Portuguese merchant vessel, sending home written accounts of the lands and peoples which he encountered along the way. Two of Corsali’s letters from the '[[Indies|East Indies]]' were published in Florence in 1518, and again in [[Giovanni Battista Ramusio]], ''Delle navigationi et viaggi'' ([[Venice]], 1550), along with accounts by other travelers and merchants such as Giovanni da [[Empoli]] (1483-1518).<ref>[[Donald F. Lach]], China in the Eyes of Europe: The Sixteenth Century, (University of Chicago Press, Phoenix Edition, 1968), p. 731</ref> He also noted that [[Sumatra]] and [[Ceylon]] (Sri Lanka) are two distinct islands (ancient geography confused them with the name of Taprobane). Corsali’s death date is unknown.


Corsali is known in Italy for having identified [[New Guinea]], previously unknown to the Italians, and for having hypothesized the existence of [[Australia]], although he never disembarked there himself.<ref>Uncited information abridged from the [[:it:Andrea Corsali|Italian Wikipedia entry for Corsali]]</ref>
Corsali is known in Italy for having identified [[New Guinea]], previously unknown to the Italians, and for having hypothesized the existence of [[Australia]], although he never disembarked there himself.<ref>Uncited information abridged from the [[:it:Andrea Corsali|Italian Wikipedia entry for Corsali]]</ref>


On a voyage in 1516 from Lisbon to India, Corsali was the first European to describe, locate and illustrate the constellation of five stars now known as the Southern Cross ([[Crux]]).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Power |first1=Julie |title=Oldest European map of Southern Cross acquired by State Library providing explorers with a navigational guide south |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/oldest-european-map-of-southern-cross-acquired-by-state-library-providing-explorers-with-a-navigational-guide-south-20181205-p50kdc.html |accessdate=21 February 2019 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=5 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
On a voyage in 1516 from Lisbon to India, Corsali was the first European to describe, locate and illustrate the asterism of five stars now known as the Southern Cross ([[Crux]]).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Power |first1=Julie |title=Oldest European map of Southern Cross acquired by State Library providing explorers with a navigational guide south |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/oldest-european-map-of-southern-cross-acquired-by-state-library-providing-explorers-with-a-navigational-guide-south-20181205-p50kdc.html |accessdate=21 February 2019 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=5 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref>


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Andrea Corsali (1487—?) was an Italian explorer who worked in the service of Giuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici of Florence and Lorenzo II de' Medici, duke of Urbino. Corsali traveled to Asia and the south seas aboard a Portuguese merchant vessel, sending home written accounts of the lands and peoples which he encountered along the way. Two of Corsali’s letters from the 'East Indies' were published in Florence in 1518, and again in Giovanni Battista Ramusio, Delle navigationi et viaggi (Venice, 1550), along with accounts by other travelers and merchants such as Giovanni da Empoli (1483-1518).[1] He also noted that Sumatra and Ceylon (Sri Lanka) are two distinct islands (ancient geography confused them with the name of Taprobane). Corsali’s death date is unknown.

Corsali is known in Italy for having identified New Guinea, previously unknown to the Italians, and for having hypothesized the existence of Australia, although he never disembarked there himself.[2]

On a voyage in 1516 from Lisbon to India, Corsali was the first European to describe, locate and illustrate the asterism of five stars now known as the Southern Cross (Crux).[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Donald F. Lach, China in the Eyes of Europe: The Sixteenth Century, (University of Chicago Press, Phoenix Edition, 1968), p. 731
  2. ^ Uncited information abridged from the Italian Wikipedia entry for Corsali
  3. ^ Power, Julie (5 December 2018). "Oldest European map of Southern Cross acquired by State Library providing explorers with a navigational guide south". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  • Andrea Corsali, Fiorentino, A watcher of the Austral skies. La Lettera dalla India, translated and edited by Sergio Sergi, National Library of Australia 2013
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