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Matt Rosenberg

By , About.com GuideJune 22, 2003

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The U.S. Library of Congress, through the use of private donations and federal funds, has purchased a 1501 map by Martin Waldseemüller for $10 million. The map is the first map known to have named the great landmass of the Western Hemisphere "America," in honor of Amerigo Vespucci. Read the news story on nationalgeographic.com.

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