New World
The New World is one of the names used for the non-Eurasian/non-African parts of the Earth, specifically the Americas and Australia. When the term originated in the late 15th century, the Americas were new to the Europeans, 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.
Origin
In 1493, Christopher Columbus returned to Spain from his first voyage to the Americas, and on 1 November that year Peter Martyr d'Anghiera referred to Columbus in a letter as the discoverer of "the New World" (novi orbis).[O'Gorman, Edmundo (1961). The Invention of America, p. 84.] In another letter a year later he again referred to "the New World" (orbo novo).[Zerubavel, Eviatar (2003). Terra Cognita: The Mental Discovery of America, p. 72. Citing: Thacher, John B. (1903). Christopher Columbus, vol. 1, p. 62.] In 1516, Martyr published a work whose title began De orbe novo ("On the New
World").
In 1524, the term was also used by Giovanni da Verrazzano in a record of his voyage that year along the coast of what would later become the United States and Canada.[Verrazzano, Giovanni da (1524). "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". Citing: Wroth, Lawrence C., ed. (1970). The Voyages of Giovanni da Verrazzano, 1524-1528. Yale, pp. 133-143. Citing: a translation by Susan Tarrow of the Cellere Codex.]
Currently, one might speak of the "New World" in a historical context when discussing the voyages of Christopher Columbus, the Spanish conquest of Yucatán, and other events contemporaneous to the term; additionally, the term "New World" is sometimes used in a biological context, when one speaks of Old World and New World species.
While the term "New World" always encompasses the Americas, Australasia may only be described as "New" in certain contexts. 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.
See also
 Abya Yala
Western Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
History of the west coast of North America
New World Order
Codex canadiensis
Colonialism
Roanoke Island
Australia
Old World
1421 Hypothesis
Columbian Exchange
Columbus's Letter on the First Voyage
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