The Imago Mundi, the oldest known world map, offers a rare glimpse into the way ancient Babylonians viewed their world.

Humans have been making maps for as long as they’ve been exploring the Earth. Some of their cartographic maps went on to change the world—but other maps wound up stirring up quite a bit of drama.

World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 offers a ... It includes 350 high-quality images and maps, chronologies, and learning questions to help guide student learning. Its digital ...

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 ...

Throughout recorded history and since time immemorial ... Take a tour with this world map, and learn how many cultures see gender diversity. *Note: The 2023 update for this text and the map ...

or do they actively shape the experience and perception of the world? Maps, History and Power addresses these and other questions by exploring mapping practices and spatial thought in several European ...

Alberto Cantino, an Italian spy, acquired a Portuguese map showing stunning finds in the New World. This story appears in the March/April 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine.

The Battle of the Somme was one of the most significant campaigns of World War One ... This interactive map shows the victories, defeats and painful stalemate, and how the lessons learned paved ...

or do they actively shape the experience and perception of the world? Maps, History and Power addresses these and other questions by exploring mapping practices and spatial thought in several European ...