Mapping the world is one of humanity's most enduring passions, something we've done with varying degrees of success for over a thousand years. Short, a geography professor at the University of ...

Is it possible to create the “perfect” expression of data on a map? William Rankin doesn’t think so. While most mainstream maps that use a jigsaw-puzzle-like format — solid color shapes separated by ...

You probably think you know what a map is. And chances are, you’re not totally wrong. Yes, maps are visual representations of how to get from A to B, but if you ask John Hessler, they’re more complex ...

The latest issue of Humboldt Geographic gathers a decade of maps and stories from Cal Poly Humboldt cartography students, inviting readers to see maps not only as navigational tools but as narrative ...

A century ago, National Geographic magazine started creating supplement maps, designed to adorn walls and explore every corner of our Earth in intricate detail. Here are some of the best.

It’s been a good year for map lovers. Whether you’re into old maps, new maps, or new ways of interacting with old maps, there was much to cheer about in 2016. Cartography may be in the midst of a ...

Researchers from the Higher Technical School of Engineering (ETSI) of the University of Seville have published a study of a series of hand-drawn maps that copied the maps printed in the first days of ...