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= = =__Honors Modern European History__= = = == ="The first whole-world maps began to appear in the early 16th century, following voyages by Columbus and others to the New World. The first true world map is generally credited to Martin Waldseemüller in 1507. This map utilized an expanded Ptolemaic projection and was the first map to use the name America for the New World..."= = = =Aber, James. "Brief History of Maps." 2008. Web. 15 Oct 2009. [].= = = = =