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sunlit_music ([personal profile] sunlit_music) wrote2019-03-09 12:59 pm
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Entry tags:
  • america,
  • amerigo vespucci,
  • article,
  • bbc,
  • explorers,
  • map making,
  • maps,
  • maps that tell stories,
  • names,
  • the map that gave america its name

The map that gave America its name. BBC article.

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20180702-the-epic-story-of-the-map-that-gave-america-its-name?fbclid=IwAR1F1VcJ5vdv0YnmTWIR7_DawwF6JlA2sDptExWqlXH84pmrGnsQL8emKVE

A very interesting and thoughtful article from the BBC on the map that gave America its name. America is named after the Italian explorer, Amerigo Vespucci.

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