First map to name America goes on display at Library of Congress

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Hi, Sean. I'm the Library's communications director. Could you point me to what you're looking at? As far as I know, everything is current.

We made a massive media effort last year to make sure people knew about the new "Library of Congress Experience," of which the Waldseemueller map is a crown jewel. (We believe that effort is paying off, as average visitorship this year is up more than 50 percent.)

Matt Raymond
Library of Congress

11-02-2009 @ 4:04PM

Sean McLachlan said...

Matt,

A colleague sent me your Information Bulletin on the map, but failed to include the margins, which showed that it was not your current bulletin. My mistake for not going to the source. Keep up the good work at the LoC.

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