How the first Bible to include a map helped spread the idea of countries with borders

The map of the Holy Land in Christopher Froschauer’s 1525 Old Testament has the Mediterranean to the east of Palestine ...

The oldest known city map is startlingly precise

It took decades for archaeologists to realize this 3,500-year-old tablet depicts an ancient city at scale. But how did its creators pull that off?
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Charming Illustrated Maps Illuminate the Character of New York City

New York City has always attracted mapmakers. Its instantly recognizable street grid, intensely diverse populace, and iconic, ever-changing skyline have provided endless inspiration for cartographers ...
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Ancient Mesopotamian Map May Be World's First Urban Blueprint

According to National Geographic, the map depicts distances between gates in the wall surrounding the Mesopotamian city of Nippur, but for decades experts questioned its accuracy. The locations of ...
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The Three Kingdoms Mapped with Google Earth

In the 3rd century CE, China fractured into three rival states—Wei, Shu, and Wu—ushering in one of the most turbulent and ...
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The Lovecraft Atlas Maps The Cthulhu Mythos With Enough Geographical Detail to Induce Madness

What's the French term for Great Old One? Not sure? Well, you may very well find the answer in Alain T. Puysségur and Laurent Gontier's Lovecraft Atlas, a geographical and cartographic exploration ...
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International bibliography of vegetation maps Edited by A.W. Küchler

v. 1. North America.--v. 2. Europe.--v. 3. U.S.S.R., Asia, & Australia.--v. 4. Africa, South America, and the world (general) v. 1. North America.--v. 2. Vegetation ...