Library of Congress - The only copy of the 1507 Waldseemüller world map
Time: 2003
Place: Washington D.C., U.S.
Details: The library acquired the only copy of the 1507 Waldseemüller world map ("America's birth certificate") in 2003 for permanent display in the library's Thomas Jefferson Building.
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