Title
Martin Waldesmüller was the first cartographer to identify America as a separate continent
Caption
Martin Waldesmüller was the first cartographer to identify America as a separate continent, and named it after Amerigo Vespucci. Published in 1507, his twelve-panel wall map, the Universalis Cosmographia, was also one of the first European maps to show latitude and longitude. Map by Martin Waldseemüller
Date
16th century
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP11A05_102
License type
Rights managed
Available size
100,3Mb (5,8Mb) / 26,7in x 14,6in / 8000 x 4382 (300dpi)