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Choose a category below to view completed versions of all. The land called america today had many names in the past and was part of other land masses that do not exist in todays continental topology. Amexem was an ancient name for a geographical region which included what is known today as africa, the middle east, north america and south america. Gallery of authentic historic and rare maps of north america, including canada, mexico and the united states, from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
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