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Dymaxion map and the word "America"

Some bits of trivia i found during my regular wikipedia surfing. Origin of Word 'America' Cosmographiae Introductio, explains that the name was derived from the Latinized version of the explorer Amerigo Vespucci's name, Americus Vespucius, in its feminine form, America (as the other continents all have Latin feminine names). The Italian name Amerigo is a…

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