This was the Piri Reis map, a world chart compiled in 1513 by the Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis. While the map is famous for its early depiction of the Americas, a new wave of academic ...

Lorraine Boissoneault - Author, Body Weather: Notes on Chronic Illness in the Anthropocene A painting of the library in the house of Domitian on the Palatine. Rome's long history is explored in a new ...

The map showing the Elder's course was prepared using maps published by the United States Coast Survey and the U. S. Geological Survey. Geographer Henry Gannett traced the route onto an existing ...

Discover 25 surprising facts about maps that will change your perspective on geography and history. Uncover distortions, ...