This map shows you. Filling in the blanks of your historical knowledge would probably be easier if you could readily visualize when and where events occurred in relation to other events. Fortunately, ...

Maps have long been a vital resource for interpreting the world, delineating boundaries, and directing scientific inquiry. However, old world maps have historically frequently represented not only ...

What to do? He decided that a magnificent gift—a lavish map of the world—might maneuver him into the new king’s good graces. D’Annebault hired Pierre Desceliers, one of the best ...

Cartography or map-making has been revamped by the folks at the “Something about maps” Instagram page. These folks have taken various facts about the world and found a new way to visualize ...

Alberto Cantino, an Italian spy, acquired a Portuguese map showing stunning finds in the New World. This story appears in the March/April 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine.

This interactive map explores the complex and surprising evolution of Auschwitz, the scene of one of the worst crimes in human history ... during the course of World War Two.

or do they actively shape the experience and perception of the world? Maps, History and Power addresses these and other questions by exploring mapping practices and spatial thought in several European ...