When it comes to operating beyond the limits of the known world into the world of imagination, [the tablet] is indispensable, ...

What it is: A clay tablet inscribed with the oldest known map of the ancient world Where it is from: Abu Habba (Sippar), an ...

Legend has it that a headless sculpture of the god Yaxachtun at the site formerly terrified the local Lacandon people, who feared that the world would end when the head was replaced. With its ...

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 ...

When World War I ended in 1918, the winners, principally Britain and France (for the US electorate had decisively rejected ...

On the second floor of the Library of Saint Marks in Venice, a map of the world occupies an entire room – and rightfully so, considering its historical significance and imposing size.

The following timeline and maps describe a few instances of Allied ... In August 1942, the representative of the World Jewish Congress in Sqitzerland, Gerhart Riegner, was informed of a German ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. Subscribers may view the full text of this article in ...

One recent study estimated that since 1880, about 19 percent of the world ... much of West Africa was a blank spot on the world’s seagrass map. Just a handful of years ago, many officials ...

THE global financial crisis has taken its toll on the world economy, especially on the public finances ... A new database from the International Monetary Fund—starting in 1880 for most advanced ...

Nepal and India share an open border of about 1,880 km (1,168 miles). The two countries have finalised maps covering 98% of ... up The forgotten victims of the world's highest war What was behind ...

Maps have always been an important part of Tolkien’s world, both in and out of universe. Handily, on The Rings of Power, we get to see the map a lot to keep us grounded. But with all the ...