Richard

Ameryk

circa 1440-1503
an aristocrat,
merchant,
and politician in
Bristol, England

 Richard Ameryk was involved in commercial fishing ventures in Eastern Canada as early as 1480.
This was twelve years before Columbus sailed to the Caribbean Islands.

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TERRA INCOGNITA
- the true story of how "America"got its name

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The name AMERICA almost certainly is derived from his name,
and NOT Amerigo Vespucci.

This book explains how this mistake was made.
It documents what we know about Richard Ameryk, and the fishing voyages from Bristol to Newfoundland in the 1480s.