Finished 24th January 2016

1000 Pieces

Waldseemuller Map of 1507

This map was created by Martin Waldseemuller, a german cartographer (1470-1520)

First map to use the name "America"
First map to depict a separate Western Hemisphere
First map to depict the Pacific Ocean as a separate body of water

The Library of Congress in Washington DC acquired the original map, which was thought to be lost for many years, in 2001. If you want to find out more, please check this link 

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The jigsaw puzzle was made by Schmidt Puzzle, Germany and has an excellent fit of the pieces.

I assembled it during a Marathon within 11 hours with a photo taken every 2 hours