Five centuries ago, a single misprinted image in a German Bible quietly rewired how Europeans pictured the world and their ...

Published in Zürich in 1525, Lucas Cranach the Elder’s map came at a moment when the modern idea of nation-states was only ...

The world’s oldest known map, dating back an astonishing 3,600 years, rewrites history and sheds light on ancient territorial practices. This remarkable find is not just a piece of artwork; it is a ...

What if you could travel through time and watch history unfold, one era at a time? With TimeMap.org, you can do just that—no time machine required. This interactive history map lets you dive into the ...

From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for navigation — but windows into history, culture, and how we see the world.

Want to go from Venice to the Swiss Alps all without a passport? Discover the movie location map that lets you see the world ...

A Swiss map at the printing office of the Federal Office of Topography in Wabern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland. GAETAN BALLY/Keystone/Corbis Efforts to explain what GIS actually is almost invariably ...

Back when mapmaking was still a fledgling profession in the U.S., cartographers had a trick up their sleeves: they would insert fake towns into the maps they drew. Not to screw up travelers trying to ...

The 47 chapters are each about five pages long (none outstay their welcome) divided into three tranches: “Histories” (how the map of the world changed over time from the earliest records), “Legacies” ...

A new Cambridge study reveals how the first Bible ever printed with a map, released in 1525 with the Holy Land accidentally reversed, ended up transforming far more than biblical illustration. The ...

LEARNING about Johor's history can help boost tourism and put the state on the world map, says the Johor Tourist Guides ...