Introduction
You have read that Columbus truly believed he had discovered a new route to Asia. It was difficult either to prove or disprove this at the time. Yet another Italian explorer, Amerigo Vespucci, suggested that Columbus had discovered a "New World," and a German mapmaker later made Vespucci famous.

Destination Title: Amerigo Vespucci Web site

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Directions
Start at the Amerigo Vespucci Web site.

• Scroll down the Web page, reading and analyzing the information about Amerigo Vespucci and Martin Waldseemüller.
• Answer the following questions.