<br>In 150 AD, the Greek scholar Claudius Ptolemy wrote a textbook entitled the <i>Geography, </i>which earned him the title ‘The Father of Geography’. Drawing on nearly a thousand years of classical ...

Maps are my jam. I especially love looking at them and studying them, but learning how they are made, why they are made, and how they have evolved is just as interesting. A new book, Theater of the ...

Technology drove maps to greater accuracy: The advent of reliable compasses helped create “portolan” maps, which had lines crisscrossing the sea from port to port, helping guide sailors. Ptolemy’s ...

The history of maps can go back 5,000 years. During the early years of maps, there were no rules relating to how they were oriented. Maps now normally go north to south. Before 4 BC, maps were usually ...

Political groups use social media ‘maptivism’ to spread exaggerated regional maps to stake a claim to territory.

Physical maps might feel out of date in our smartphone and GPS age but maps aren’t just for navigation. They are windows into history, culture... Exploring our Planet Through the History of Maps ...

Science: Ptolemy's 'Geography, ' c. AD 150 -- Exchange: Al-Idrīsī, AD 1154 -- Faith: Hereford 'Mappamundi, ' c. 1300 -- Empire: Kangnido World Map, 1402 ...