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Film, Video Library of Congress Officially Received 1507 Waldseemuller World Map

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Title

  • Library of Congress Officially Received 1507 Waldseemuller World Map

Summary

  • The 1507 world map by Martin Waldseemuller is often called "America's Birth Certificate," because it is the first document on which the name "America" appears. German Chancellor Angela Merkel officially transferred the map to the Library of Congress in April 2007. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer accepted the map on behalf of the U.S. government, and Merkel, Hoyer and Librarian of Congress James H. Billington delivered remarks at the ceremony. The Library of Congress had purchased the map for $10 million in 2003.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2007-04-30.

Headings

  • -  Biography, History
  • -  Government, World Affairs
  • -  Government, Law
  • -  Immigration, American Expansion
  • -  Maps

Notes

  • -  Classification: General Works.
  • -  Classification: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation.
  • -  Classification: History (General) and History of Europe.
  • -  Classification: History: America.
  • -  James H. Billington, Steny Hoyer, Angela Merkel.
  • -  Recorded on 2007-04-30.
  • -  Researchers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021687830

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Geography And Map Division. Library of Congress Officially ReceivedWaldseemuller World Map. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -04-30, 2007. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687830/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & Library Of Congress. Geography And Map Division, S. B. (2007) Library of Congress Officially ReceivedWaldseemuller World Map. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -04-30. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687830/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Geography And Map Division. Library of Congress Officially ReceivedWaldseemuller World Map. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -04-30, 2007. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021687830/>.