The continent was named America in M. Waldseemüller …
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The continent was named America in M. Waldseemüller Cosmographiae Introductio in 1507, a map of the world. Waldseemüller stated that he chose the name as the Latinized version of Amerigo’s name. That was a common practice back then in naming continents.
The theory about Ameryk is just an alternate theory advanced by some people but not supported by anything that exists today. That theory states that Waldseemüller was aware of the name America from another map that named it that after Ameryk.. but that map does not exist and Waldseemüller didn’t agree with that. But this is history, and it’s not always 100% accurate, but it’s also not necessary to state that I didn’t fact-check. I most certainly did. The story I stated is the most accepted among historians.
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