The oldest surviving world map, known as the Imago Mundi, offers a fascinating glimpse into ancient Babylonian life. Dating ...
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 ...
The Babylonian oldest map solved revealing ancient beliefs about Mesopotamia and mysterious lands beyond the known world.
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 ...
In 40 Maps That Will Change How You See The World, out on 26 September, Bonnett aims to do just that, putting together a tour ...
In 1940, Richard and Maurice McDonald opened their first burger stand in San Bernardino, CA. With the help of Ray Kroc, the brothers took their restaurant across the country over the course of the ...
Mapping the Tube brings together plans, sketches and illustrations capturing the evolution of the London Underground over the ...
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 ...
One of the fun knock-on effects about setting a story in a completely invented fantasy world is that you get to create, if you want, a new map for your new geog ...
Many recent open-world games are so expansive that players need to invest over 100 hours just to uncover the entire map. Space-based open-world games take this even further, offering maps so large ...
“The neighborhood is gone, but the memories of the community remain,” read the display, part of an exhibit called “Where You ...
mathematics, art and architecture, and a glyph system of writing on stone, ceramics, and paper. Using the labels on or below the map below, visit 15 of the better-known Maya sites.