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From: nather@utastro.UUCP (Ed Nather)
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Subject: Re: Daily linguistic tidbit: etymology of 'America'
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Date: Thu, 21-Mar-85 11:38:41 EST
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> But what is rarely mentioned is the origin of the first
> name of this Italian navigator who explored the North American coast
> after Columbus.
> 
> Rob Bernardo, Pacific Bell, San Francisco, California
> {ihnp4,ucbvax,cbosgd,decwrl,amd70,fortune,zehntel}!dual!ptsfa!rob

I was taught in school, long ago, that Vespucci never left Italy, and
drew his maps entirely from written descriptions by later navigators who
did.  Is this correct or not?

-- 
Ed Nather
Astronony Dept, U of Texas @ Austin
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