Explore the Sunderland Collection’s stunning maps and atlases, spanning European mapmakers from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment. Historical ... that “most new geographic features would ...

The long and fascinating history of such phantom ... in an interview with National Geographic. Inspired by the book, we’ve rounded up a collection of vintage maps that feature islands that ...

Our greatest national ... the map of Paris below, which shows results from an 1869 parliamentary election that undermined the power of Napoleon III and marked a turning point in French history.

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Our maps have long been known for their distinctive typefaces, but few outside the Society know of the history that lies ... supplement in the May 1933 National Geographic. Shortly thereafter ...

Magnus’s map was one of the first geographic representations of Europe ... In his 1555 book History of the Northern Peoples, Magnus wrote the sea orm could raise its head next to a ship ...

Map by National Geographic The magnitude of her accomplishment ... It was a once-in-a-lifetime—a once-in-the-history-of-the-world—opportunity for anyone, but especially for a woman in the ...

A map that shows fortifications ... James Edward Mills is a freelance journalist and National Geographic Explorer who specializes in stories about the history our National Parks and environmental ...

Making road maps might seem like a mundane or even obsolete ... The full video begins with a brief history of cartography. “Mapmaking in the olden days was like painting a masterpiece ...

Cobblestones and centuries collide on Duke of Gloucester Street in Colonial Williamsburg. Visitors, historical interpreters, ...