In 1602, the Wanli Emperor of the Ming dynasty had a big task for his scholars: a map that would depict the entire world. The ...

A controversial ancient map has sparked debate among historians and theorists alike. Could this be evidence of lost ...

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This 430-year-old world map, digitized for the first time, is “more than just a map!,” according to historian David Rumsey. You’re looking at one of the most extraordinary maps ever created ...

The image was also shared on Reddit that same day. The Facebook post's caption read: "The first world map ever, created by Anaximander of Miletus (610 BC–546 BC), a Greek philosopher." ...

Images and maps from the NGA provide vital intelligence for military missions around the world, including the raid in 2011 by Navy SEALs that killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's Map of the World provides an ever-expanding set of searchable databases using, among other sources, commercial and classified satellite data. (Photo ...

'Maps', they said, 'are graphic representations that facilitate a spatial understanding of things, concepts, conditions, processes, or events in the human world.' ...

Above: A marine gravity map of the North Atlantic Ocean Red dots show locations of earthquakes with magnitude > 5.5 and they highlight the present-day location of the seafloor spreading ridges and ...

"Maps can be misleading, absolutely," says Mark Newman of the University of Michigan, who is a co-author of the book The Atlas of the Real World: Mapping the Way We Live.