July 8, 2009

  • the New World and beginning of Liberty.....

       amerigo  s-amerg4  200px-MartinWaldseem??ller
       Americo Vespucio               his ocean navigation     Martin Waldseemuller
                              (middle is commemorative stamp of 500years by Mocambique 2002)

     America was named by German map scholar ( Martin Waldseemuller )at 1507 ....
     I first knew as how to name such big continent...It come from name of Amerio 
     Vespucci...and Change this man's name of latin to female name of America..
     I've ever heard his name when I was student..but who was he ?  and what 
     a lovely , America is female's name !the statue of Liberty..that exactly right.....


     Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) borned in Florence of Italy...He was the Medici
     clan and he ordered masterpiece of " Born of a Vinus " to Botticelli....

     Ocean navigation of Amerigo Vespucci
     1497  Indias
     1499  from north coast of North America to east coast of Brazil
     1501  from east coast to Patagonia of south coast in Latin America 
     1503  from coast of Brazil to the straits of Magellan

     Achievements of Amerigo Vespucci
     1504  published book of " The New Continent " (Martin Waldseemuller
             read this book, and incert name of America in map with his understood  )
     1508  move to Spain and did a lead of navigation school

     what was achievements of Christopher Columbus(1451-1506)...He discoverd
     the America Continent firstly , but he seems misunderstood there instead of
     India... It is a pity,..his name was adressed only city name of Columbus in
     Ohio...but do you like name of " America " more than " Columbus " ?
     Yes, of course !


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       World map by Martin Waldseemuller at 1507
       the first map to use the name " America " to label the New World

     

                     

Comments (9)

  • Hi Naomi!! I agree that America is a female name... I'm glad it's America and not Columbus, but they have cities I believe in Ohio, Georgia, Texas, Mississippi and Indiana that's named Columbus. I guess in tribute to the discoverer of America. Neat, huh.

    Hope you are doing well. have a great rest of the week!

  • What a strange looking map. I like the name America. I guess I'm just used to it.

  • I think America is much better than Columbus. Thank you for all the information. I had never heard some of that before.

  • If they named the people after his last name instead of his first name, Americans would be known as "Vespuccians". lol

    Quite fascinanting! Thanks for sharing!

  • I wish my students were as interested in American history as you are.

  • They did manage to name the capitol city after him:  Washington, District of Columbia.  (Washingon DC).

  • this is off the subject but I'm doing my bathroom in early spain decor-not Mexico but the spanish decor.

  • I adore the history of maps and to see how the boundaries of the world have shifted over the centuries. What a wonderful post you have up this day.

    I always thought it more accurate to say that Columbus was the first, albeit by misdirection, to record the discovery of the continent, merely due to curious evidence that the Vikings may have explored parts of the new worlds a few centuries prior.

    I think Amerigo Vespucci's cousin, Marco, was married to the beautiful Simonetta, the inspiration behind most of Botticelli's paintings and who died young, but still haunted the artist.

    I always find it fascinating how things link in this world.

    Peace and Blessings, my Friend, Naomi~

  • So nice to see you :) glad you liked it..and oh my you are truly amazing..you have such interest in fascinating things..and share this information with us all...love those pictures..look like they are from a museum..beautiful...love the 'facts' you shared..thank you ** hope that garden is coming along nicely for you too...hugs and love..Lee

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