To find the most expensive single item ever acquired by the Library of Congress, you're going to need a map. The library announced the purchase yesterday of the Waldseemuller world map of 1507, a ...

WASHINGTON — When the Library of Congress announced last year that its quest to purchase an extremely rare and valuable New World map from a German prince had succeeded -- at a cost of $10 million -- ...

First map referring to 'America' goes on display in Washington WASHINGTON -- The Waldseemuller world map, the first known document to use the name "America," is on display for the first time at the ...

In 2003, the Library of Congress paid $10 million for the single surviving copy of the huge Waldseemuller world map of 1507, the first to recognize that the newly discovered lands across the Atlantic ...

The Library of Congress has worked out a deal with the German government and a German prince to buy the storied Waldseemuller world map of 1507 for $10 million. The cartographic rarity has been ...

In 2003, the Library of Congress paid $10 million for the single surviving copy of the huge Waldseemuller world map of 1507, the first to recognize that the newly discovered lands across the Atlantic ...