The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-23

Won Wie:er. however. says that he has far
nrst cartographer who mazda printed maps.
showing the transoceAnic discoveries Of tn
sns.i:sd: ;od .he He -: The n.ss
maps and producing many copies BY the Print
nsnts Of waidsesmSiisr were almost forgot.
ten for gsnsrations u due largely 70 the. t4ai-
ousy. Of his contsmporaneous rivals. who be-
eliminate his name whenever possible from
every map he produced. The result was that
when interest was revived in his roducticns.
not . single example could BE- found Of his
'nTs s... o: "o1. :ss .9,
1907" published as 81 Die 70 which the
..cosmosraphias Introductio.. belcn9ed: the
ssr.sSms in ST. with D.spl.nssory text ~
y. Ringmann, and the "carts Marina" Of
Isie. All that was known Of these m.ps
duced copies. In which most Of the details OF
the large originals were necessarily omitted
The original maps appeared to have been
For many wears D. Won wieser spent an
his leisure time In tn. various public and pri-
Waidseemuiier maps His industry was a.
last rewarded In 1898 by the discovery Of .
copy Of the ''Carta .Itiueraria Eurcpae." but
out result. His pleasure was very great.
therefore, when he received . letter from his
pupil 9s IN. ,,.ns p s.n
ser at once went 70 the library Of Prince
waidbourg 20 examine the nsw-found treas
Both maps are wood-eut snsrsvinsv Each
map 10 in twelve sheets. four Of them to be
pasted side By SIDE shrss rows Of 'h: sa,
date Of publication. but It Is fully Identified
4. ss m t n
made ny Il Glarcanus. and with all the tn
formation In the 'cosmographiae introdue.
the map. II is known that not less than
1000 copies were printed. Nearly all OF
the were tsss
their deterioration and destruction were has,
tened.
preservation to the fact that the sheets were
not pasted. but were bound with many other
map sheets in large folio volume The spe-
Oldest printed map recording the discoveries
Of the early part Of the Columbian era and
the cidss. map upon which or Ae,S Ss name rs IL
printed In large letters. in south America,
just above the tropic Of Capricorn.
portancs of this photographic monument is
based far more upon its profound, extensive
and enduring influence upon the Development
n II. " eremnssa1se that II was the arst map
upon which the name America appeared.
The time tina: u :s ss
been dispeiied that Amerigo vespucci was
entitled to the honor Of being immortaiized
as the discoverer Of ny new world. In his
himself more credit than he was entitled 70
as a subordinate. but he never claimed 70
be the discoverer Of the new world, and his
name was not used in that sense till after
hts death. The hlunder was Waldseemullers
who was deceived by the fragmentary letters
which vespucci wrote to friends. which ne
probably never expected would be made pub
iic On the strength OF these fettera ana
other imperfect records of the Spanish and
Portuguese voyages, waIdseemulIer proceeded
to crown Amerigo vespucci with laureis that
did not belong to him. A few years more
however, threw much additional light on the
question, and the copy Of Wa1dseemuller
"Carta Marina" now brought out OF It's
place OF concealment. does not contain the
name America"
But II was too late. The 900 copies OF the
wall map Of 1907 had been scattered all over
Europe. and had made a profound impression
as the best photographic deineatfen Of the new
discoveries. The name America was now used
by scholars abd writsrs and was part OF the
common speech. The map had fixed the name
and II would never be changed.
Both Of these great world maps which have
played so important q rple Ia thu history qf
cartoeraphv are IA be rnade htcsssfbfe 70 all
students Prince waidbourg Intends 70 re-
produce them in facsimile under the editor
ship OF the fortunate finder. Prof. Fischer,
and DR.. Won wieser, who say. that the carry
ing out OF the work vii! not be long delayed