Renaissance

The Mapmaker Who Tried to Un-Name America

A German mapmaker in a small Alsatian town gave the New World its name—and spent the rest of his life trying to take it back.

Read the full story in the app

Untold Archives: one untold history story, every morning.

RenaissanceAge of ExplorationCartographyWestern EuropeNaming HistoryMartin WaldseemüllerAmerigo VespucciButterfly Effect

History is full of stories like this one.