Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a ritual-based site that may have been built long before the rise of Maya rulers ...

Mapmakers of the 19th century sought to render both the natural and political worlds with clarity and beauty.

One of the largest collections of maps on earth is in Milwaukee. With about 2 million different items, the American ...

Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage, sponsored by Spain, mistakenly led him to the Americas instead of Asia. This initiated ...

My fascination with maps began during my grade school days when I became obsessed with reading historical fiction books and books about other countries. This led me to try to locate other countries ...

One of the largest collections of maps on earth is in Milwaukee. With about 2 million different items, the American ...

Maps have always both granted power and threatened it, depending on who controls the data, the scale and the narrative.

Karen Wigen is Frances and Charles Field Professor in History at Stanford University. Speaking with Srijana Mitra Das at Times Evoke, she discusses th ...

Over the last 25 years, the world map has undergone dramatic changes due to wars, diplomacy, and shifting alliances. This ...

Daniel Jackson, a 20-year-old Australian, is the self-declared “president” of the “Free Republic of Verdis,” located on a patch of land in the Danube River between Croatia and Serbia.

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It’s hard to imagine London, Paris, or even Seoul without high-rise buildings and dazzling lights. But believe it or not, ...