Waldseemueller's Map

A detail from Martin Waldseemueller's 1507 map of the world honors explorer Amerigo Vespucci and for the first time depicts an ocean to the west of the New World.

SOURCE: Images courtesy of John W. Hessler, Library of Congress | GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - November 17, 2008

This Story 16th-Century Mapmaker's Intriguing Knowledge Article \| How was it that a German priest writing in Latin and living in a French city far from the coast became the first person to tell the world that a vast ocean lay to the west of the American continents? Transcript: Tusday, Nov. 18, 11 a.m. ET: Science: Map Mystery Waldseemueller's Map		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Images courtesy of John W. Hessler, Library of Congress \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - November 17, 2008 ¬es=A detail from Martin Waldseemueller's 1507 map of the world honors explorer Amerigo Vespucci and for the first time depicts an ocean to the west of the New World." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Images courtesy of John W. Hessler, Library of Congress \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - November 17, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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