Cartography is cool. Where would we be without it as a species?

Cartographers rely on the authority of maps to communicate locations, guide navigation at sea, and shape people’s perceptions ...

<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 ...

My fascination with maps began during my grade school days when I became obsessed with reading historical fiction books and books about other countries. This led me to try to locate other countries ...

Over the last decade sophisticated mapping has moved out of the realm of the world of pricey, complex Geographical Information Systems (GIS), and down to consumer level. I’m sure there are still some ...

In 1569, Flemish mapmaker Gerardus Mercator synthesized existing ideas in navigation and cartography to create a new type of world map. It has stood the test of time: Billions of people would ...