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Map of 1515

Map of 1515.jpg De Soto's Expedition 1539-1542ThumbnailsThe World as known shortly before the sailing of ColumbusDe Soto's Expedition 1539-1542ThumbnailsThe World as known shortly before the sailing of ColumbusDe Soto's Expedition 1539-1542ThumbnailsThe World as known shortly before the sailing of ColumbusDe Soto's Expedition 1539-1542ThumbnailsThe World as known shortly before the sailing of ColumbusDe Soto's Expedition 1539-1542ThumbnailsThe World as known shortly before the sailing of ColumbusDe Soto's Expedition 1539-1542ThumbnailsThe World as known shortly before the sailing of ColumbusDe Soto's Expedition 1539-1542ThumbnailsThe World as known shortly before the sailing of Columbus

Map of 1515, showing what some geographers then supposed North America to be. This is one of the earliest maps on which the name America occurs. It will be notices that at that time it was confined to South America.