The little-known story of Saint Dié-des-Vosges’ humanist scholars who gave America its name
The Conversation · 2 Oct 2026

The little-known story of Saint Dié-des-Vosges’ humanist scholars who gave America its name

The International Geography festival puts Saint-Dié on the map, but its map-making history dates back to the early 16th century, when the French town in the Vosges was a hotspot for scholarly geographical research.


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