By Chao C. Chien Originally published by Diogenes Research.org In a recent BBC News posting a famous medieval map was once more marveled at. This is the famous 1507 “Map of America” by the German cartographer Waldseemuller (See http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30840318). The 1507 Waldseemuller World Map South America This map is famous on account of Read More
The Propagation of a Myth
- Post author By Ancient America
- Categories | Amerigo Vespucci, Germany, Isthmus of Panama, South America, Spanish, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Waldseemuller World Map
- Post date | March 31, 2015