Waldseemuller Map to Go On Display at Library of Congress

In 2003, the U.S. Library of Congress purchased the 1507 map by cartographer Martin Waldseemuller that was the first to use the name America for $10 million. The library plans to display the map in the Thomas Jefferson building in Washington D.C. later this year. Thus, the Library of Congress is building a large hermetically sealed case for the map, which is more than four four feet by eight feet. The library has more in a recent press release.

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