Conservators at the Library of Congress prepare a map for its encasement in Washington

Amid frenzy over map apps, new focus on 16th century world view

By Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As online titans compete to deliver instant maps to smartphones, the Library of Congress in Washington is focusing attention on an antique "cosmology" printed in 1507 that serves as America's birth certificate. The black-and-white map created by Martin Waldseemuller, a French cleric, was the first time the name America had appeared on any map. Waldseemul…

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