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Amerike: The Briton Who Gave America Its Name
Amerike The Briton Who Gave America Its Name
Author: Rodney Broome
In 1507, the German mapmaker Waldseemuller published a world map, labelling a portion of the southern continent across the Atlantic Ocean with the name America. Although the map was based on the work of Italian scientist and explorer, Amerigo Vespucci, this work looks at the history behind the naming of America to discover that its name did not ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780750929097
ISBN-10: 075092909X
Publication Date: 2002
Pages: 228
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Publisher: Sutton Publishing Ltd.
Book Type: Hardcover
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