Unearthing the mysteries of our planet’s past, ancient maps offer a unique window into the world as it once was, depicting continents that have long since disappeared. These maps, coupled with modern ...

X-ray scans recover an ancient Greek star map beneath a medieval text, revealing Aquarius clues and Hipparchus-linked ...

Every exploration buff knows that made-up geography often appeared on ancient maps. The most famous example is that of Atlantis, a myth that originated with Plato and persisted on maps well into the ...

A flat earther argues that ancient maps prove the Earth has changed shape, claiming California was once an island, Japan has ...

RENO, Nev. - Art meets geography in a collection of ornate maps - some more than 450 years old - on display at the Nevada Museum of Art. Never mind that some show the western United States as being ...

The treasure hunt begins -- The secrets of the Piri Re'is map -- The Piri Re'is map in detail -- The Antarctic maps of Oronteus Finaeus, Hadji Ahmed, and Mercator -- Ancient maps of the North -- The ...

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. A social media trend revealed a few years ago that men think about the Roman Empire, the most impressive one in human history, more often than they probably ever ...