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AMERICA COMES FROM FREIBURG: Cartographer Waldseemüller from Freiburg was the first to show the New World as a Continent in 1507 and named it AMERICA
Rudolf-Werner Dreier
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”America“ is a word that is now part of our everyday language. We speak of ”America” and the ”Americans” rather than of the ”United States”. But where does this name come from? Very few people are aware of the fact that it was actually the work of a cartographer from Freiburg, who was the first to show the New World as a Continent in 1507 and named it AMERICA, which led to the popularization of this name throughout the world.
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Title
AMERICA COMES FROM FREIBURG: Cartographer Waldseemüller from Freiburg was the first to show the New World as a Continent in 1507 and named it AMERICA
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Article
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4. May 2015
DOI Identifier
10.17160/josha.2.3.37
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Language
English
Journal
Vol 2 Issue 3
Categories
Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
Authors
Rudolf-Werner Dreier
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Rudolf-Werner Dreier (2015). "AMERICA COMES FROM FREIBURG: Cartographer Waldseemüller from Freiburg was the first to show the New World as a Continent in 1507 and named it AMERICA". JOSHA Journal. DOI: 10.17160/josha.2.3.37.