I'd never heard of the Waldseemüller map--a 1507 map by cartographer Martin Waldseemüller, that is supposedly the earliest map that refers to "America." The Library of Congress purchased the map several years ago, but Angela Merkl is set to officially "hand over" the map to the LOC, while she's in D.C. (and probably hoping she won't get felt up by GW).
Anyway, NPR had a piece about the map on All Things Considered today, but here is also a link to more background about the map.
Interesting.
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