About the Exhibit

Map GoreGerman cartographer Martin Waldseemüller made history by carving the name "America" into wood blocks for two maps he created to illustrate new discoveries in the western Atlantic. This online component of the James Ford Bell Library's exhibition lets you explore Waldseemüller's life, works, and legacy, and understand his maps in the context of the world he lived in.

This exhibit presented by the James Ford Bell Library.

About the Exhibit