<br>In 150 AD, the Greek scholar Claudius Ptolemy wrote a textbook entitled the <i>Geography, </i>which earned him the title ‘The Father of Geography’. Drawing on nearly a thousand years of classical ...

Unearthing the mysteries of our planet’s past, ancient maps offer a unique window into the world as it once was, depicting ...

What if you could travel through time and watch history unfold, one era at a time? With TimeMap.org, you can do just that—no time machine required. This interactive history map lets you dive into the ...

Our first in-house map was produced during World War I. By the Second World War, the White House was asking for them by name.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The African Union has started an effort to oust the Mercator projection map and replace it with what it says is a more accurately drawn map. The 16 ...

The Battle of the Somme was one of the most significant campaigns of World War One, as the Allied forces attempted to break through the German front line in northern France, 1916. This interactive map ...

Simon Sebag Montefiore's book "The World" investigates the history of humanity through families - the Caesars and Borgias, the Kims and Tudors, Roosevelts and the House of Saud. The book spans a ...