This map shows you. Filling in the blanks of your historical knowledge would probably be easier if you could readily visualize when and where events occurred in relation to other events. Fortunately, ...

A rchaeologists have unveiled what is believed to be the world’s oldest 3D map, an astonishing relic from the Paleolithic era that rewrites the history of cartography.Found in the Ségognole 3 ...

Since his death in 323 BCE, the world has been obsessed with Alexander the Great ... At school, Sommer planned to specialize ...

What to do? He decided that a magnificent gift—a lavish map of the world—might maneuver him into the new king’s good graces. D’Annebault hired Pierre Desceliers, one of the best ...

Alberto Cantino, an Italian spy, acquired a Portuguese map showing stunning finds in the New World. This story appears in the March/April 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine.