Old maps on Google Earth cause controversy. Jay Alabaster. When Google Earth added historical maps of Japan to its online collection last year, the search giant didn’t expect a backlash.

In 1893, Orlando Ferguson, a real estate developer based in South Dakota, drew a map of the Earth that combined biblical and scientific knowledge in a unique way. The map accompanied a 92-page ...

Google Maps' street view function has been a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine. Before moving to the UK, it was the single biggest source of information on the new location I'd chosen via proverbial ...

Busà Photography/Getty. Last fall, a little-known Google Maps feature went viral for letting users get a glimpse of lost loved ones, old family pets, childhood homes, and even their younger selves.

A map drawn in South Dakota in 1893 depicts the Earth as flat—or rather an inverse toroid—displaying a strange mix of science and religion.