The map changed the thinking of European world, with a reported 1,000 copies – each in 12 sections – printed for distribution, according to the library website. Bringing the map to America ...

Map America by at least part of its European heritage (German Americans are the nation’s largest ethnic group, at about 46 million), and you get a patchy Midwest that looks more like this: The ...

An analysis of nationwide phone book listings revealed the most common last name in each US state, offering a new look at regional differences in family history.

Map from 1507 an Early Look at 'America' The year was 1507. A landlocked German cartographer created a surprisingly accurate map of the world, and used the word "America" to honor explorer Amerigo ...

Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission. The United States may be a melting pot, but many ancestry groups still stick together.

Fascinating map shows most-spoken language in each state after English and Spanish - with some VERY surprising results. English and Spanish are most commonly spoken in America, with 91.6 per cent ...

While the big headline -- and rightly so -- is the 708 counties where Spanish is spoken by at least one in every 10 residents, we, nerds that we are, were equally fascinated by the 21 counties ...

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VOA's Ardita Dunellari reports Martin Waldseemuller’s 1507 map has been called America’s birth certificate as the first geographic document to apply the moniker.