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

In his new book, “A History of the World in 12 Maps,” Jerry Brotton looks at twelve examples of mapmaking from the last 2,000 years.The first known world map was inscribed into clay tablets in ...

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.

How did past societies and cultures understand the world around them? How did those societies use maps to represent physical, social and imaginative spaces? Do maps merely reflect particular ...

Maps allow the armchair traveler to roam the world, the diplomat to argue his points, the ruler to administer his country.

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 ...

The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the ...

In this a way, Great Maps is a broader, illustrated successor to Brotton's last book of cartographic history, A History of the World in 12 Maps.

For over five centuries, a single version of the world map has shaped our perception of geography. The Mercator projection, ...