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Early maps of the New World rather prominently displayed the maker, Amerigo Vespucci. The continents of the Americas were named after him.
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∙ 16y agoAmerica is named after Amerigo Vespucci (1451-1512), an Italian navigator. America is the feminine form of Americus which is the "Latin" form of Amerigo.
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