File:Claudii Ptholomei Allexandrini Cosmographi Waldseemuller Map.jpg

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English: A Ptolemaic map of the Old World after Ptolemy's second projection by Martin Waldseemüller, the second panel (starting from the upper left) of his larger map responsible for the naming of America
Latina: Universalis Cosmographiae Secundum Ptholomaei Traditionem et Americi Vespucii Alioru[m]que Lustrationes pars
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  • the 3rd panel: the new world and Amerigo Vespucci
    the 3rd panel: the new world and Amerigo Vespucci

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