While history books detail past events that shaped the world, historic maps literally show us how the world as we know it ...

The company said it would stick to its “longstanding practice” of showing the local official name for a geographical areas ...

Today, computers and tablets show maps and aerial photographs ... Flat, two-dimensional maps can look different because the world is actually curved. This means map-makers need to make compromises ...

What to do? He decided that a magnificent gift—a lavish map of the world—might maneuver him into the new king’s good graces. D’Annebault hired Pierre Desceliers, one of the best ...