In History, he shepherds the reader through 2,000 years of mapmaking, with an emphasis on a dozen world maps that shaped—and were shaped by—various political, religious and social movements.

Do maps merely reflect particular mentalities and social practices, or do they actively shape the experience and perception of the world? Maps, History and Power addresses these and other questions by ...

In his new book Map: Exploring the World, Hessler outlines the history of maps and explains how they’ve simultaneously evolved and remained the same over thousands of years.

Few subjects in the humanities have undergone a more rapid and radical turnabout in the way they are studied than has the study of maps, especially pre-modern maps. Non-modern maps were previously ...

The book “A History of the 20th Century in 100 Maps” highlights several pivotal events and developments of the 20th century. These include the two World Wars, the Great Depression, the Cold ...

Read an excerpt from A History Of The World In Twelve Maps by Jerry Brotton.

Explore the fascinating history of world maps, from ancient to modern times, and their impact on our understanding of geography and culture.

(From "A History of America in 100 Maps") An 1885 report on San Francisco's Chinatown highlights the racism endured by Chinese laborers who'd once helped build the transcontinental railroad.

After two and a half years running the Map Lab blog here at WIRED, it's time for us to move on to new mappy adventures. Here are some of our favorite posts.