Show AMERICA NAMED BY GERMAN martin WaId published first map with that title given the new world in the inheres interesting tina town ot of st SL die in french lorraine Lorr alne there was recently held a celebration to the people of this we side of 0 the world and in a lesser degree to spain and italy it was in honor of 0 the tour four hundredth anniversary of the publication there of the geographical work of 0 martin Wald Waldsee tn in which america was suggested as the name of the new world there have been many theories and much controversy as to the origin of 0 the name america and not a few have resented the slight which was put upon columbus in this connection some have denounced amerigo vespucci who like columbus was an italian sailing under the lag flag of spain tor for stealing the glory due the real discoverer but the chief wrong it any was done was committed by the german geographer in the book which was published in 1607 1507 and on the map which he be published a year or so later on that map the name america was applied however only to the southern part of the new world the northern part was called it Is possible perhaps probable that vespucci not columbus first reached the mainland of america and it was vespucci who grasped the important fact that a new continent had bad been found and not simply a part ot of asia of that fact columbus died in ignorance but rightly or wrongly the name of 0 amerigo vespucci trader traveler and nd writer was wair given to the new world and given to remain forever and now a lofty tower rises among the bills of lorraine Lorr alne to commemorate the suggestion which resulted in the designation |