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Naming the American (Amerigon?) Continents

Posted by Adrian on December 3, 2007, 336:44 pm

First of all, sorry for the long delay in writings - thanksgiving and now finals are to blame.

But, the world, and the cartographic history of our world keeps on changing. Most people know that both Amuerican continents are named after Amerigo Vespucci. Most people think he named the continents afte himself. Alas, Vepucci wasn’t that vain. Anyway, check out the above link for a very famous and important map of the Americas. Good stuff

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