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

Well, here's something you don't see every day: all 2.75 billion buildings of the world shown together in a single 3D map.

A literary icon since 1906, the Porto shop has enchanted readers with its breathtaking architecture and rare book collection.

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From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for ...

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The U.S. capital is tiny compared to many of the world's largest cities, a new report on urbanization around the globe shows.

A Newsweek map shows the world’s 100 largest cities by population, according to updated United Nations data —including the only two U.S. metropolises to make the cut: New York and Los Angeles.

Pigeons have long puzzled scientists with their ability to return home across enormous distances. New research indicates they ...

Religious maps from the 1300s showing tribal Israel inadvertently became the blueprint for how later mapmakers drew political ...

Bill argues that because clocks start at 12 and maps start at 0°, the entire coordinate system is wrong. Dan explains that ...

Five hundred years ago, a Bible accidentally printed with a backwards map of the Holy Land sparked a revolution in how people imagined geography, borders, and even nationhood. Despite the blunder, the ...