This 430-year-old world map, digitized for the first time, is “more than just a map!,” according to historian David Rumsey. You’re looking at one of the most extraordinary maps ever created. It’s a 10 ...
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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SALT LAKE CITY — A piece of art, history or both is coming back to Salt Lake City International Airport, and it might just give travelers a hint of nostalgia and even travel inspiration. The original ...
Let's face it. Paper maps are a bit out of fashion now that we have smartphones. But old world maps and atlases are chock-full of history, of once-uncharted territories — and if you zoom close, "sea ...
A possible hoax, an international art world scandal in the making and the sleuthing role of La Jolla cartography experts in exposing a suspected counterfeit map … It sounds like a made-for-TV thriller ...
Let's face it. Paper maps are a bit out of fashion now that we have smartphones. But old world maps and atlases are chock-full of history, of once-uncharted territories — and if you zoom close, "sea ...