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Waldseemüller’s Map: World 1507

Waldseemüller’s Map: World 1507

About This Lesson

The 1507 World Map by Martin Waldseemüller is one of the world’s most important maps. Students investigate this map by looking closely at the details of each section of the map and then draw conclusions on the revelation of this new and unusual world to the people of 1507.