Most of the world maps you’ve seen in your life are past their prime. The Mercator was devised by a Flemish cartographer in 1569. The Winkel Tripel, the map style favored by National Geographic ...

According to a report by Engadget on Wednesday, July 27, Google Maps has rolled out a feature that can let a user view famous tourist spots around the globe in 3D-view.. You can virtually tour 100 ...

Created by Hajime Narukawa, the AuthaGraph World Map was announced as the winner of the 2016 Good Design Grand Award, one of the most prestigious design awards in Japan.It preserves the ...

French scientists have identified a unique engraving in the Ségognole 3 cave, located in the famous sandstone massif south of Paris. This engraving, dating back to the Upper Paleolithic, could be the ...

See the sights from the comfort of your desk. A new site called The Secret Door takes you to a random place on Google’s image-based map of the world.

A History of the World in Twelve Maps. By Jerry Brotton. Allen Lane; 514 pages; £30. Buy from Amazon.co.uk AROUND 150AD an astronomer named Claudius Ptolemy wrote a book about how to make a ...

A hiker and outdoorsman, Mr. Thomas as a child yearned for a world where nature ruled supreme. His map represents the “idealistic planet that I wanted,” Mr. Thomas, 34, said.