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Waldseemüller Map (1507)
The Waldseemüller map or Universalis Cosmographia is a printed wall map of the world by the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller, originally published in April 1507. It is known as the first map to use the name "America". The name America is placed on South America on the main map. As explained in Cosmographiae Introductio, the name was bestowed in honor of the Italian Amerigo Vespucci. The map also was first to depict the Americas as a distinct landmass clearly separated from Asia by the
The Waldseemüller map or Universalis Cosmographia is a printed wall map of the world by the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller, originally published in April 1507. It is known as the first map to use the name "America". The name America is placed on South America on the main map. As explained in Cosmographiae Introductio, the name was bestowed in honor of the Italian Amerigo Vespucci. The map also was first to depict the Americas as a distinct landmass clearly separated from Asia by the Pacific Ocean.
The first map to use the name "America" and the first to depict the Americas as separate from Asia. Created by German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller.
The first map to use the name "America" and the first to depict the Americas as separate from Asia. Created by German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldseem%C3%BCller_map