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What German mapmaker named the new world after Amerigo Vespucci?
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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.
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."
Who is named after America?
America was named after Amerigo Vespucci when he found Columbus was wrong and didnt find India he found a new county
What famous adventurer was named Amerigo Vespucci?
Amerigo Vespucci
How Amerigo Vespucci change the world?
Amerigo Vespucci changed the world by discovering America! America is named after Amerigo Vespucci.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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 .
Who was named after 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 .
Who is named after America?
America was named after Amerigo Vespucci when he found Columbus was wrong and didnt find India he found a new county
What famous adventurer was named Amerigo Vespucci?
Amerigo Vespucci
What part of the world is called after Vespucci and why?
Amerigo Vespucci was an explorer, navigator, and mapmaker who explored part of the east coast of South America and wrote about his voyages. In 1507, Martin Waldseemüller produced a world map on which he named the new continent America after Vespucci's first name, Amerigo.
How Amerigo Vespucci change the world?
Amerigo Vespucci changed the world by discovering America! America is named after Amerigo Vespucci.
Whose name was given to the Americas?
A German map maker named it after Amerigo Vespucci.
