He Named America, Then Tried to Take It Back
Renaissance

He Named America, Then Tried to Take It Back

A German mapmaker printed one name across a new continent, came to regret it, and spent the rest of his life erasing it—but the name had already escaped him.

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RenaissanceAge of ExplorationCartographyWestern EuropeGermanyNaming and LanguageMartin WaldseemüllerAmerigo VespucciButterfly Effect

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