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Maps and Mapmakers: Seeing What's on the Map

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detail of the Waldseemuller world map 1507

[Detail] World Map 1507

Activity Overview

Students examine Martin Waldseemüller's 1507 map of the world to discover a new way of thinking about what was important to the mapmaker.

Martin Waldseemüller's 1507 map of the world

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Students (Gr. 4 - 8)

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