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1507 in England - Wikipedia. Events from the year 1507 in England . Incumbents. Monarch – Henry VII. Lord Chancellor – William Warham. Lord Privy Seal – Richard Foxe. Secretary of State – Thomas Ruthall. Events. 21 December – Henry VII arranges a marriage between his younger daughter, Mary Tudor and Habsburg Archduke Charles. Date unknown.
One map on 12 sheets, made from original woodcut. Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress. Martin Waldseemüller’s 1507 world map grew out of an ambitious project in St. Dié, near Strasbourg, France, during the first decade of the sixteenth century, to document and update new geographic knowledge derived from the discoveries of the ...
Apr 30, 2007 · Listen. Playlist. The year was 1507. A landlocked German cartographer created a surprisingly accurate map of the world, and used the word "America" to honor explorer Amerigo Vespucci. This is...
Oct 13, 2016 · Cool Finds. Discover One of History’s Most Ambitious Maps. Martin Waldseemüller’s 1507 map was the oldest document to use “America” to describe the body of land between Africa and Asia. October...
1707 ( MDCCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1707th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 707th year of the 2nd millennium, the 7th year of the 18th century, and the 8th year of the 1700s decade.
Jun e. Oct ober. Nov ember. Highlights. Events. Birthdays. Deaths. 1st Female Dutch Governor. Mar 18 Emperor Maximilian I names his daughter Margaret of Austria the first woman Governor of the Netherlands and regent to her brother Charles V. King of the Romans and Holy Roman Emperor Emperor Maximilian I.