Library in the News, 4/24/07
Posted on: April 24th, 2007 by Matt Raymond
The AP covers congressional consideration of a measure to officially recognize the 1507 Waldseem�ller Map, which is owned by the Library of Congress and which celebrates its 500th anniversary tomorrow. (This is quite a week for Library of Congress birthdays!) It is the first document of any kind to refer to the Western Hemisphere as �America.�
On the same topic, I expect to have more exciting news about the map very soon.
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April 25th, 2007 at 5:04 am
[...] Motto “Light and liberty go together.�? folgt. Als Philatelist stach mir natürlich sofort das Posting zur Weltkarte von Martin Waldseemüller ins Auge, denn zum 500sten Jahrestag der Publikation derselben brachte auch die Deutsche Post eine [...]
April 26th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is working with the LOC to preserve the Waldseemüller map. If you would like more information, check out NIST’s Tech Beat December 21, 2006 publication.
April 27th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
[...] We will be visited by Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, who will be officially transferring the 1507 Waldseemüller Map — “America’s Birth Certificate” — to the Library of Congress.� It [...]
April 27th, 2007 at 4:59 pm
[...] We will be visited by Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, who will be officially transferring the 1507 Waldseemüller Map — “America’s Birth Certificate” — to the Library of Congress. It will [...]
May 14th, 2007 at 10:26 am
[...] that familiar one dating back to July 4, 1776. And we’ve written about one recent 500th birthday for [...]
May 15th, 2007 at 10:43 am
[...] that familiar one dating back to July 4, 1776. And we’ve written about one recent 500th birthday for [...]
July 10th, 2007 at 8:50 am
The Library of Congress is the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution, and it serves as the research arm of Congress.
This is an excellent source of information!
Thank You.