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Author: brian fletcherbrian fletcher Date: Jan 17, 2008 23:27
"Immortalist" yahoo.com> wrote in message
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On Jan 16, 3:44 pm, chazwin yahoo.com> wrote:> Richard Americk
> Had a whole continent named after him, America!
> He was wholly Welsh , surname Ap Meurig. In 1491 He was working as the
> senior customs official in Bristol and regularly sent supplies to
> ships in the fishing grounds off Newfoundland. In 1497 he authorised
> John Cabot to search for the new land. It was his mane that appeared
> at the top of the maps: hence Americaland
Is Ap Meurig the same person as Alberico Vespucci below in my
googlrage?
In the very year in which America was named, the first Italian version
of an account, under Vespucci's name, of what he called Mundus Novus
appeared. But the printer got the name of the author wrong. He set it
as Alberico Vespucci.
If you have a name like Felipe Fern
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Author: Don StockbauerDon Stockbauer Date: Jan 18, 2008 00:32
On Jan 18, 1:27 am, "brian fletcher" bigpond.net.au> wrote:> "Immortalist" yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> news:69007120-f38c-477d-9f84-46a85bf7a5c5@m34g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> On Jan 16, 3:44 pm, chazwin yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Richard Americk
>> Had a whole continent named after him, America!
>> He was wholly Welsh , surname Ap Meurig. In 1491 He was working as the
>> senior customs official in Bristol and regularly sent supplies to
>> ships in the fishing grounds off Newfoundland. In 1497 he authorised
>> John Cabot to search for the new land. It was his mane that appeared
>> at the top of the maps: hence Americaland
>
> Is Ap Meurig the same person as Alberico Vespucci below in my
> googlrage?
>
> In the very year in which America was named, the first Italian version
> of an account, under Vespucci's name, of what he called Mundus Novus
> appeared. But the printer got the name of the author wrong. He set it ...
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Author: brian fletcherbrian fletcher Date: Jan 18, 2008 16:37
"Don Stockbauer" hotmail.com> wrote in message
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On Jan 18, 1:27 am, "brian fletcher" bigpond.net.au> wrote:> "Immortalist" yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> news:69007120-f38c-477d-9f84-46a85bf7a5c5@m34g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> On Jan 16, 3:44 pm, chazwin yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Richard Americk
>> Had a whole continent named after him, America!
>> He was wholly Welsh , surname Ap Meurig. In 1491 He was working as the
>> senior customs official in Bristol and regularly sent supplies to
>> ships in the fishing grounds off Newfoundland. In 1497 he authorised
>> John Cabot to search for the new land. It was his mane that appeared
>> at the top of the maps: hence Americaland
>
> Is Ap Meurig the same person as Alberico Vespucci below in my
> googlrage?
>
> In the very year in which America was named, the first Italian version ...
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Author: chazwinchazwin Date: Jan 21, 2008 08:37
On Jan 18, 7:27 am, "brian fletcher" bigpond.net.au> wrote:> "Immortalist" yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> news:69007120-f38c-477d-9f84-46a85bf7a5c5@m34g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> On Jan 16, 3:44 pm, chazwin yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Richard Americk
>> Had a whole continent named after him, America!
>> He was wholly Welsh , surname Ap Meurig. In 1491 He was working as the
>> senior customs official in Bristol and regularly sent supplies to
>> ships in the fishing grounds off Newfoundland. In 1497 he authorised
>> John Cabot to search for the new land. It was his mane that appeared
>> at the top of the maps: hence Americaland
>
> Is Ap Meurig the same person as Alberico Vespucci below in my
> googlrage?
Ap Meurig means son of Meurig. Richerd Americk was AP Meurig, and was
working in Bristol, He was not Vespucci.
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> In the very year in which America was named, the first Italian version
> of an account, under Vespucci's name, of what he called Mundus Novus
> appeared. But the printer got the name of the author...
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