Cartographers rely on the authority of maps to communicate locations, guide navigation at sea, and shape people’s perceptions ...

A common perception of geography is that it mainly involves the memorization of capitals, rivers and countries, but in the CSUN geography department, students and faculty view the discipline in a ...

The Wolfsonian–FIU charts global ambition in “Plotting Power: Maps and the Modern Age,” on view through April 16, 2023. Drawing from the Wolfsonian’s renowned collection of art and design, Plotting ...

Nine maps hang neatly in Anthony Kudia’s classroom at Springman Middle School in Glenview, offering a peek at what the world looked like decades ago. Students born after the Berlin Wall crumbled can ...

It's crazy to think people once believed the earth was flat. One step too far and you'd be sent tumbling into the depths of the abyss of who knows what or where. Thanks to the explorers who came ...

The maps in the slideshow above represent an underappreciated form of American visual art: the pictorial map. They’re maps designed to draw you in and—as often as not—try to sell you something, ...

Our society rewards business leaders who start companies, take them public, and keep them growing rapidly thereafter. Earlier this month I interviewed such a leader — Mark Mader — the CEO of ...

Even a monochromatic Excel spreadsheet has a story to tell. Hidden within its rows and columns of data are narratives that might inform decision-making, illuminate trends or uncover injustice. The ...