[Mike Fieschko]

I blogged about this (including informative links) at Christie's in London will auction the 1507 map which gave America its name.

[Mike Fieschko]

ping (not sure if this fits the GGG list), up to you. More a 'heritage' type post.

[KoRn]

Very interesting!

[cowboyway]

What! The world ain't flat!

[kingattax]

just think..if Vespucci's name had been 'Bud' Vespucci instead...would we be "Buddicans" ?

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Mike. Works as a "Thoroughly Modern Miscellany" ping, and also as an "Oh So Mysteriouso" ping, due to the possibility that someone will bring up Charles Hapgood. Sorta like I just did. ;')

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[CobaltBlue]

This version is just too cool. I wish I had a bigger printer, I'd love to see how it looks cut and pasted onto a ball.
http://bell.lib.umn.edu/map/WALD/GLOBE/wald.html

[fishtank]

So....why do people south of the border get upset when we call ourselves "Americans"?

[RightWhale]

The name America may be much older than Vespucci. He may have been named for America the land to the west not the other way around. Even before the Euros formally discovered the land to the west they talked about it a lot.