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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 had a German mapmaker name a continent after him?

Amergo Vespucci didn’t have the map maker name North America after him, but after reading Vespucci’s book that he had discovered North America he named the continent after him. Actually Vespucci lied in his book and never reached North America.


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.


Who said A German mapmaker named a continent after you?

Amerigo Vespucci is credited with naming the continent "America" after himself, based on his observations during his explorations of the New World in the late 15th century. Though he was not a mapmaker himself, cartographers began using the name in his honor to refer to the newly discovered landmass.


What continent did a German map maker name?

A German mapmaker named Martin Waldseemüller named the continent of America after Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer who made several voyages to the New World. Waldseemüller's map, published in 1507, was one of the first to label the continents of the Western Hemisphere as "America."


What is the scientific name for mapmaker?

The scientific name for a mapmaker is cartographer.


What is the difference between Google Maps and Google Mapmaker?

Google maps is where you can see maps of the world, state, county, continent etc. Google mapmaker is where you can.....well, i don't know what mapmaker is! Never saw it


Why was are continent named America?

The name America comes from the Latin version of the name Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer who first suggested that the lands discovered by Christopher Columbus were part of a separate continent. The name was popularized by a mapmaker named Martin Waldseemüller in 1507.


Is there a fancy name for a mapmaker?

a person engaged in the production of maps, a mapmaker


Another name for a mapmaker?

cartographer


What another name for a mapmaker?

It cartographer