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What mapmaker named America after him?

Amerigo Vespucci


In 1507 a German mapmaker suggested that the new land be named what after Amerigo Vespucci?

Since it is not called Vespucci, that would be America.


Who was a German mapmaker named a continent after me?

The German mapmaker who named the continent after you was Martin Waldseemüller. In 1507, he created a map that named the newly discovered continent "America" after the explorer Amerigo Vespucci.


A German mapmaker named a continent after me. Who am I?

Amerigo Vespucci Yet he was Italian not German. ___ I think the mapmaker was German (Martin Waldseemuller), not the man he named the continent after. the first answer was correct. i know cuz im in fifth grade.


Who was named after a continent?

North America was named after Amerigo Vespucci (not the other way around). He wrote a book claiming he had discovered North America ( this has been proven to be a lie), but a German mapmaker believed him when naming North America .


Man for which America is named?

America is named for a Portuguese explorer and mapmaker. His name was Amerigo Vespucci. He was born in 1454 and died in 1512.


A German mapmaker named a continent after me?

The continent is North America, named after the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. Vespucci's name became associated with the newly discovered landmass through the work of the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller in the early 16th century.


How was Amerigo Vespucci was honored?

He realizing Columbus discovered a New World, not the Orient; therefore, he was honored by the naming of the "New Land" after him by a German mapmaker who named the "New Land," "America."


In 1507 who is the German mapmaker suggested that the new land be named after Amerigo Vespucci?

In 1507, the German mapmaker Martin Waldseemüller suggested that the newly discovered lands in the Americas be named after Amerigo Vespucci. He created a world map in which he labeled the continent "America" in honor of Vespucci, who had explored and written about the New World. Waldseemüller's map was influential and played a significant role in popularizing the name. This marked the first instance of the name "America" being used to refer to the continents of the Western Hemisphere.


Who did the German mapmaker name after a continent?

The German mapmaker named the continent after the Latin term "Africanus" which refers to its Barbary Coast in North Africa.


Who gave the origin of the name applied to the continents discovered during the Age of European Exploration?

The term "America" was named after Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer who identified South America as a new continent separate from Asia. The name "America" was first suggested by the German mapmaker Martin Waldseemüller in honor of Vespucci's discoveries.


What famous adventurer was named Amerigo Vespucci?

Amerigo Vespucci