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The New World is one of the names used for the Americas . When the term originated in the late 15th Century , the Americas were new to the Europe ans, who previously thought of the World as consisting only of Europe, Asia , and Africa (collectively, the Old World ). The term "New World" should not be confused with " Modern World "; the latter generally refers to a historical period, not a Landmass . Martyr published a work whose title began ''De orbe novo'' ("On the New World"). The term was also used by Giovanni Da Verrazzano in 1524 in a record of his voyage that year along the coast of what would later become the United States and Canada . The Written Record of the Voyage of 1524 of Giovanni da Verrazzano as recorded in a letter to Francis I, King of France, July 8th, 1524 One might speak of the "New World" in a Historical context, when discussing the voyages of Christopher Columbus , the Spanish Conquest Of Yucatán , etc. Second, in a Biological context, one speaks of Old World and New World species. Another interpretation of the term is that the "New World" is "new" in the context of all humanity, as Humans have inhabited the Old World for a greater length of time than the Americas. From this perspective, it could be said that the first Migrants to inhabit the Americas had reached the "New World". While America is always described as "New World", Australasia can be described as either "Old World" or "New World" depending on the sphere of discourse. In a biological context, Australasia is neither New World nor Old, as Flora and Fauna differ markedly from both those of Eurasia and of the Americas. Wine from Australia and New Zealand is referred to as 'New World' as it has only in recent decades successfully penetrated European markets, overtaking French and Spanish wine in popularity (especially in the UK). Long before Columbus, in Europe, many legends existed of Western continents across the sea. It is thought these may have stemmed from prehistoric intercourse with the New World. Examples include the Norse Great Ireland or ''Hvítramannaland'' ("White Men's Land"); the "abode of saints" visited by St. Brendan , Abbot of Cluainfert, documented in the Irish '' Book Of Lismore ''; the Welsh Legend of Madoc ; and of course Plato's Atlantis . See the article '' Pre-Columbian Trans-oceanic Contact '' for more details. OTHER CONTEMPORARY NAMES (1500-1616) FOR NORTH AMERICA
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