In 1492, Christopher Columbus Sailed The Ocean Blue…

Map of Known World 1490

Columbus Discovers the New World

Vespucci’s Voyage to Confirm Columbus’ Discovery

Map of Columbus’ Discoveries circa 1499

Amerigo Vespucci’sRoutes to the New World1499 and 1501

Map of Known World Post Columbus and Vespucci VoyagesUniversalis Cosmographia (1507)

UniversalisCosmographia,

1507

This is the first mapTo use the word

“America”to refer to the

New World

Assessing Columbus:

Hero or Zero?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01SKUjCCVGU