Shifting Baselines: Is the ‘Gulf of Mexico’ Becoming the ‘Gulf of America’? A tectonic shift is quietly underway on U.S. government maps, after an Executive…
The Daemyong Honilgangnido: A 15th-Century Global View from Korea The year is 1402. In the nascent Joseon Dynasty of Korea, a new world map is…
November 2025 Paris Map Fair 24th Exhibition of the Old Geographical Map, the Atlas & the Globe Date: Saturday, November 22, 2025Hours: 11 a.m. –…
A Window to the World: Sebastian Münster’s Cosmographia In the annals of cartographic history, few works stand as monumental and influential as Sebastian Münster‘s “Cosmographia.”…
Drawing Lines in the Air: Alexander von Humboldt’s Isothermal World Map and the Birth of Modern Thematic Cartography In the grand tapestry of scientific exploration…
The Atlas Mira (Атлас мира, “World Atlas”) is one of the most ambitious state-level cartographic projects of the 20th century. It is considered an achievement…
Medieval maps often reveal more about worldview than geography, and few examples illustrate this better than the Psalter World Map. Created in England around 1265,…
In the long history of cartography, certain maps stand as milestones. They are artifacts that capture the geographical knowledge of their time. These maps also…
For enthusiasts of historical cartography, the name Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas resonates with the grandeur of late 19th-century German mapmaking. Reflecting the excellence of early 20th-century…
The world, as we know it, is a testament to centuries of exploration and discovery. It also reflects the relentless human wish to chart the…