1 gen 1507 anni - Publication of Martin Waldseemüller's large world map

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It is known as the first map to use the name "America". The name America is placed on South America on the main map. As explained in Cosmographiae Introductio, the name was bestowed in honor of the Italian Amerigo Vespucci.

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