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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 happened when a map maker put Vespucci's name on his 1507 map of the world?
When the mapmaker German printed the map was that Vespucci name became forever attached to the New World and that is were his trouble began.
Was Amerigo Vespucci an explorer?
Amerigo Vespucci was a cartographer (mapmaker,) not an explorer.
Who is the German mapmaker that named a continent after somebody?
The German mapmaker who named a continent after someone is Martin Waldseemüller. In his 1507 world map, he named the newly discovered continent of South America "America" in honor of the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, whose voyages contributed to the understanding of the continent as a separate landmass. Waldseemüller's use of the name solidified its adoption in subsequent maps and texts.
Stars that are found in pairs are called what?
not a fancy name but its called a star cluster.
A fancy name for a mapmaker is a c?
cartographer
What is the scientific name for mapmaker?
The scientific name for a mapmaker is cartographer.
Another name for a mapmaker?
cartographer
What another name for a mapmaker?
It cartographer
Another name for mapmaker?
Cartographer, mapper, topographer
What another name for mapmaker?
cartographer or cartography
How did Americans get there name?
from an Italian mapmaker, Amerigo Vespucci
2.another name for a map mapmaker?
cartographer
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.
What does a mapmaker mean?
a cartographer is a mapmaker
2. another name for a map mapmaker?
Cartographer
What is the official name of a mapmaker?
A cartographer is a person who makes maps.
