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The Waldseemüller map, with America highlighted in the bottom left corner
Martin Waldseemüller1507-04
Italian American Museum of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
The Waldseemüller map or Universalis Cosmographia, is a printed wall map of the world by German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller, originally published in April 1507. It is known as the first map to use the name "America". Public domain; not from the IAMLA collection.
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- Title: The Waldseemüller map, with America highlighted in the bottom left corner
- Creator: Martin Waldseemüller
- Date Created: 1507-04
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