What happened in the 1510s?

🌍 1512 - Waldseemüller Map: Martin Waldseemüller publishes a world map that is the first to use the name "America" for the New World.

🌍 1512 - Waldseemüller Map: Martin Waldseemüller publishes a world map that is the first to use the name "America" for the New World.

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