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'''Martin Waldseemüller''' (c.1470 – 1520) was a [[Germany|German]] cartographer and scholar during the [[Renaissance]]. | '''Martin Waldseemüller''' (c. 1470 – 1520) was a [[Germany|German]] cartographer and scholar during the [[Renaissance]]. | ||
In 1507, after the [[Florence|Florentine]] navigator [[Amerigo Vespucci]] noted that the lands he discovered were | ==Biography== | ||
In 1507, after the [[Florence|Florentine]] navigator [[Amerigo Vespucci]] noted that the lands he discovered across the [[Atlantic Ocean]] were in fact separate from [[Asia]], Martin proposed to label them the "[[Americas]]" in his honor.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: The Man Behind the Name]]</ref> | |||
Later, Martin created a global map that included the Americas and the [[Pacific Ocean]]. One reproduction was sent to the [[Book shop|librarian]] [[Sofia Sartor]] in [[Constantinople]] in 1511. As the [[Ottomans]] were blocking the [[ship]] that held her order in the port, the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassins]]' [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] discreetly recovered the map and delivered it to Sartor, allowing them to study the map together.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Fourth Part of the World]]</ref> | |||
Later, Martin created a map | |||
==Gallery== | |||
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Fourth part 6.png|Ezio and Sofia studying a Waldseemüller map | |||
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==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{1stm}} | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Mdat}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:05, 7 May 2026
Martin Waldseemüller (c. 1470 – 1520) was a German cartographer and scholar during the Renaissance.
Biography[edit | edit source]
In 1507, after the Florentine navigator Amerigo Vespucci noted that the lands he discovered across the Atlantic Ocean were in fact separate from Asia, Martin proposed to label them the "Americas" in his honor.[1]
Later, Martin created a global map that included the Americas and the Pacific Ocean. One reproduction was sent to the librarian Sofia Sartor in Constantinople in 1511. As the Ottomans were blocking the ship that held her order in the port, the Italian Assassins' Mentor Ezio Auditore discreetly recovered the map and delivered it to Sartor, allowing them to study the map together.[2]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Ezio and Sofia studying a Waldseemüller map
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Initiates (mentioned in Database entry only)