Library of Congress Gets New (old) Collection

AP Is Reporting The Library of Congress said Tuesday that it has been given a collection of rare books, art, manuscripts and documents that includes the first map of a North American city – St. Augustine, Fla., in 1585. The donation to the library reunites a pair of maps, one of which was the first to name “America.” That map, created in 1507, was purchased last year by the Library of Congress. It was once bound in a 16th century portfolio with a map in the collection that is believed to be the first navigational chart of the world, the Carta Marina, printed in 1516. Both were created by cartographer Martin Waldseemuller.

April 7, 2004 by Uncategorized 0

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