Rare copy of Waldseemueller's early America map found in Germany (BBC)
A copy of a rare 16th century map known as "the birth certificate of America" has been discovered in Germany.
The map, by the famous cartographer Martin Waldseemueller, is credited with being the first to document and name the newly-discovered land of America.
It had been thought that Waldseemueller had only made four copies, but researchers at a Munich university have now discovered a fifth version.
This new map was found in the pages of an unrelated 19th century book.
Sven Kuttner, head of old books at Munich's Ludwig Maximilian University, said: "It seems to be a second edition and this is a unique map. Until now, we have no signs for a further map like this."
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18700489
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I love it when people find things like this tucked away in old books or forgotten hiding spaces 
Thanks for sharing, from someone that makes (route) maps for a living 
This is definitely going on my tree this Christmas
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