In 1507, a world map produced by German cartographer Martin Waldseemueller contained the first recorded use of the term “America,” in honor of Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci (veh-SPOO ...

In 1507, a world map produced by German cartographer Martin Waldseemueller contained the first recorded use of the term “America,” in honor of Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci (veh-SPOO’-chee).

The name America is derived from the Italian explorer and cartographer, who first realized that the lands discovered after Columbus in 1492, ... Colorado got upset that Democrats were making fun of ...

Vespucci made at least two trips a few years later, one for Spain and one for Portugal, and sailed far down the coast of South America. His published letters made Europeans aware that there was a ...

In 1630, Dutch cartographer Hendrik Hondius created the Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula, a map of the world. ... founded by Italian explorer and merchant Amerigo ...

Unlike Columbus who had sailed before him, the Florentine merchant Amerigo Vespucci seemed alert to the fact that he had bumped into a world new to Europe, a fourth part of the world.

Unlike Columbus, who had sailed before him, the Florentine merchant Amerigo Vespucci seemed alert to the fact that he had bumped into a world new to Europe, a fourth part of the world.

During the early part of the 16th-century, German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller created a map putting a Latinized version of Amerigo Vespucci’s name on a piece of land that had been ...

Nonetheless, when a German scholar named Matthias Ringmann caught hold of these letters, he and fellow cartographer Martin Waldseemüller decided to create a map of the world, which would include this ...

In 1507, German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller published one that included—and named—the newly found continent. Waldseemüller dubbed the landmass “America” to honor Amerigo Vespucci.

Unfortunately, the real motivations of these mapmakers are mostly lost to time. Van Duzer has so far found only one text by a cartographer that discusses horror vacui, although not by name.It’s ...

1375: ZENITH OF MEDIAEVAL CARTOGRAPHY . The Jewish cartographer Abraham Cresques, along with his son, created the Catalan Atlas in 1375 for Prince John of Aragon. ... Martin Waldseem¼ller's world map, ...