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	Home Upcoming Events Institutions & Organizations People Bays & Estuaries Reefs, Banks & Islands Environmental Issues General Facts about the Gulf Exploration History Other Online Resources Mexican Coral Reef Species Checklist Site Search:		Map of the World by Waldseemüller, 1507 Waldseemüller's map of about 1507 shows the discoveries of Vespucci. The Gulf of Mexico is crudely visible next to the newly-discovered continent (upper-left of map). Reproduced from: United States Library of Congress. 1901. A list of maps of America in the Library of Congress, preceded by a list of works relating to cartography. By P. Lee Phillips, F. R. G. S., Chief of the Division of Maps and Charts. 1137 pp. GPO, Washington. [Link] <= Back to Exploration History

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