Mapmaking has evolved from the early cartographers measuring horizons to Google Maps telling us every turn. Here are some maps that show how far we've come.

Explore the fascinating history of world maps, from ancient to modern times, and their impact on our understanding of geography and culture.

The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the ...

Traditional 2-D maps of Earth are highly distorted, but this award-winning design makes a world of difference.

Advocacy groups in Africa have launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map, which distorts Africa's size by making it ...

Mercator projection is not the first time a European map distorted or misrepresented a region, says one expert. Another explains that mathematically, it is impossible to have one accurate flat map.

Explore the Sunderland Collection’s stunning maps and atlases, spanning European mapmakers from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment.

A 60 sheet manuscript world map made in 1587 by Urbano Monte has been acquired by the David Rumsey Map Center at Stanford Libraries, which scanned the sheets, then digitally stitched them together.