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TITLE: Exploring Waldseemuller's World: Changes and Revolutions
SPEAKER: Various Speakers
EVENT DATE: 05/15/2009
RUNNING TIME: 207 minutes
DESCRIPTION:
Prominent scholars gathered at the Library to examine Waldseemuller's cartographic vision and to reflect on the philosophical and historical context of the map's production and reception. Experts spoke on a wide range of topics, from the history of exploration and German Humanism to the mathematical and astronomical basis of early 16th-century cartography.