Amerigo Vespucci's Voyages between 1499-1502 (Illustration)

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by Simeon Netchev
published on 18 October 2021

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Amerigo Vespucci's Voyages between 1499-1502 — A map depicting the two transatlantic voyages of Amerigo Vespucci between 1499 and 1502.

It is based on the 1507 map by Martin Waldseemüller, a German clergyman and cartographer, which first referred to the southern hemisphere where Amerigo Vespucci landed in 1501 as America. Waldseemüller and his collaborator Matthias Ringmann gave their *Introduction to Cosmography* an accompanying world map and a printed globe and so were the first to position America as a continent separated from Asia by an unknown ocean.

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Simeon Netchev

Simeon is a freelance visual designer and history teacher passionate about the human stories behind past events. He believes every image should tell a story and spark interaction, while each map leads on a journey, blending imagination with education.

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Netchev, S. (2021, October 18). Amerigo Vespucci's Voyages between 1499-1502. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14710/amerigo-vespuccis-voyages-between-1499-1502/

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Netchev, Simeon. "Amerigo Vespucci's Voyages between 1499-1502." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 18, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14710/amerigo-vespuccis-voyages-between-1499-1502/.

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Netchev, Simeon. "Amerigo Vespucci's Voyages between 1499-1502." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 18 Oct 2021. Web. 21 Feb 2025.