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**//[[OTL]]//**: Known under many different names during the first century of their exploration and colonization by Europeans (including the timeless "New World"), the two great western landmasses were eventually named after Amerigo Vespucci, an early explorer of Central and Southern America. | **//[[OTL]]//**: Known under many different names during the first century of their exploration and colonization by Europeans (including the timeless "New World"), the two great western landmasses were eventually named after Amerigo Vespucci, an early explorer of Central and Southern America. |
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**[[http://alternatehistory.net/Discussion/showpost.php?p=2852&postcount=7|Aesop Timeline]]**: "Vespuccia". Self-explanatory. | **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2852|Aesop Timeline]]**: "Vespuccia". Self-explanatory. |
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**[[timelines:Empty America]]**: "Ultima Thule" for North America (after a quote by Seneca describing that new lands would be discovered beyond "Thule" [Britain]) and "Whitsunland" for South America (White Sun Land, apparently a reference to the tropical nature the first explorers would have noticed). South America is also referred to as "Terranova" later on. | **[[timelines:Empty America]]**: "Ultima Thule" for North America (after a quote by Seneca describing that new lands would be discovered beyond "Thule" [Britain]) and "Whitsunland" for South America (White Sun Land, apparently a reference to the tropical nature the first explorers would have noticed). South America is also referred to as "Terranova" later on. |