The 37th edition of the International Geography Festival will be held in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges on October 2, 3, and 4. The festival celebrates a historical event: it was in Saint-Dié that the "new continent" received its name, America, in the early 16th century, in honor of the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. Research on geography in the Vosges region highlights the role of the Lorraine principality in European scholarly networks. The city of Saint-Dié in the Vosges has hosted an annual geography festival since 1990, a tribute to its historical significance. At the start of the 16th century, Saint-Dié was home to a group of humanists who were deeply interested in geography and the study of the world. In 1941, while in exile in the United States, the writer Stefan Zweig, in his book Amerigo. Récit d’une erreur historique, wrote: "No one should be judged guilty of lacking geographical culture if they have never heard the name of the small town of Saint-Dié." Today, this statement might seem outdated, as the International Geography Festival has brought global attention to this "small town" in the Vosges, where the New World was named. Yet, the Library of Congress, the world's largest library, presents the only known copy of the map by Martin Waldseemüller, acquired in 2001, with Strasbourg rather than Saint-Dié as the place of printing. This choice makes the "small town" of Saint-Dié once again invisible in historical narratives. However, the naming of the continent America actually occurred in Saint-Dié, where the Lorraine prince René II supported the work of a group of humanists. René II of Lorraine, who was also King of Naples and Jerusalem, received a French copy of a letter by Amerigo Vespucci, which detailed his explorations. This letter, which had previously been published in Latin as Mundus novus, was shared with the group of scholars in Saint-Dié who were working on a new edition of the ancient Greek text Geography by Ptolemy. This letter was later translated into Latin and included in the Cosmographiae Introductio, a work published in 1507 by Mathias Ringmann, which accompanied Waldseemüller's map. In honor of Vespucci, the new continent was named America. The Vosges region's geographical research shows that the Lorraine principality was deeply connected to European scholarly networks. The Portuguese origin of the letter highlights René II's interest in events beyond his own territories. He was fascinated by the maritime explorations of the Portuguese and Spanish, and the scholars who studied in Saint-Dié had studied in various European cities, including Bologna, Heidelberg, Paris, and Strasbourg. Ideas, books, and people moved between these cities, strengthening scholarly connections. Antoine de Lorraine, son of René II, who became duke in 1508, was also interested in the expansion of the known world. His library, documented in an inventory, shows his engagement with geography and navigation. While the work of the Vosges Gymnase is not directly mentioned, the library contained maps of France, a book on navigation, and manuscripts about the discovery of the New World. These items suggest that Antoine was aware of the growing interest in global exploration.