Visitors View the World Map of Martin Walkdseemuller at "The Naming of America"
Object Details
- Category
- Historic Images of the Smithsonian
- Summary
- At "The Naming of America," an exhibit at the National Museum of American History, visitors view the world map of Martin Waldseemuller,thought to be the first map on which the name "America" was used.
- Contained within
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 595, Box 14, Folder: The Naming of America (German Map)
- Contact information
- Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Archives - History Div
- Date
- 1983
- Standard number
- SIA2011-1491 and 83-14838 #19
- Author
- Unknown
- Subject
- Waldseemüller, Martin 1470-1521?
- National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)
- Naming of America, The (Exhibition) (1983: Washington, D.C.)
- Restrictions & Rights
- No restrictions
- Type
- Slide
- Group, candid
- Physical description
- Number of Images: 1 Color: Black and White; Size: 1.5w x 1h ; Type of Image: Group, candid ; Medium: Slide
- Place
- North America
- Topic
- Exhibit openings
- Exhibitions
- Maps
- Cartography
- Record ID
- siris_sic_12655
