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Lesson Plan
Waldseemüller’s Map: World 1507

Lesson Overview | Preparation | Procedure | Evaluation

Preparation

This project is meant to be an introduction to historical map analysis, but assumes students are familiar with the parts of a map: compass, scale, title, orientation, etc. Before leading students through the exploration process, teachers should make themselves familiar with the background of this map by reading Recognizing and Naming a New Continent and Teacher Notes: Waldseemüller’s Map, World 1507.

Materials

The following materials will be used in this lesson.

• Map Analysis tool (PDF/25KB)
• Waldseemüller’s Map, World 1507 (printed in 12 sections) Part 1 (PDF/46.21MB) | Part 2 (PDF/45.17MB)
• Teacher Notes: Waldseemüller’s Map, World 1507 (PDF/39KB)
• Recognizing and Naming a New Continent (PDF/86KB)

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Resources

The following resources will be used in this lesson

Library of Congress Resources

• Recognizing and Naming a New Continent
• The Map That Named America
• John Hessler To Discuss How Computer Modelling Helps To Understand the 1507 and 1516 Waldseemüller World Maps
• Warping Waldseemüller (Web cast)
• 1507 Waldseemüller World Map (Web cast)
• Waldseemüller’s Map, World 1507