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The island of California. A huge triangle of land called Florida. A
great ocean that cut down from the Arctic into the Midwest. As the New
World came into focus beginning in the 17th century, explorers and
cartographers struggled to measure a massive expanse of land that would
take centuries to accurately map.
Take a look at these 12 maps, which include the first to use the name '
America' and the first map printed in the new world.
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