Maps have long been a vital resource for interpreting the world, delineating boundaries, and directing scientific inquiry. However, old world maps have historically frequently represented not only ...

Could a 500-year-old map change everything we know about human history? In this video, we dive into the Piri Reis Map – a mysterious artifact from 1513 that shows parts of the world no one should have ...

The fate of the settlers who founded the "Lost Colony of Roanoke" in what is now North Carolina remains unknown.

This story appears in the March/April 2017 issue of National Geographic History ... maps reveal the great challenge the New World presented to mapmakers, who were still relying on centuries-old ...