"The Naming of America" Opens, NMAH

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Summary

"The Naming of America" opens at the National Museum of American History. The exhibition displays the world map of Martin Waldseemuller, thought to be the first map on which the name "America" was used.

Subject

  • Waldseemüller, Martin 1470-1521?
  • Naming of America, The (Exhibition) (1983: Washington, D.C.)
  • National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1984. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985, p. 403.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

October 25, 1983

Topic

  • Cartography
  • Exhibit openings
  • Exhibitions
  • Maps

Place

North America

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