The year 1915 witnessed the founding of the Map Department, which evolved into today’s National Geographic Maps. As in the past, our cartographers continue to illustrate the world around us ...

This story appears in the July 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine ... He decided that a magnificent gift—a lavish map of the world—might maneuver him into the new king’s good ...

This story appears in the July 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine ... missions to create the February 1969 hand-­painted map—considered the best reference at the time.

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.