A new map of the empire's ancient land routes has nearly doubled the length of the confirmed ancient Roman road network, from ...

Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage, sponsored by Spain, mistakenly led him to the Americas instead of Asia. This initiated ...

A new apostolate brings the ‘saints back into the heart of the Church’s life' on the feast of the Veneration of the Holy ...

A map of the night sky created by the ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus was recently discovered at St. Catherine Monastery ...

Maps have always both granted power and threatened it, depending on who controls the data, the scale and the narrative.

A new digital map of the road network that once connected the Roman Empire has been created, revealing a staggeringly vast ...

If you had been a map maker back in the 13th century, you’d be the equivalent of a techie in today’s job market. If you were ...

Researchers created Itiner-e, a "Google Maps for Roman Roads," charting the network that linked the expansive ancient empire.

The Roman Empire had an impressive road network. A new dataset now visualizes the road map, adding over 100,000 kilometers of previously unknown routes.

The newest exhibition at the David Rumsey Map Center, explores how maps go beyond traditional terrain, taking visitors to caves, a misguided town in the Alps and even the Moon.

One of the largest collections of maps on earth is in Milwaukee. With about 2 million different items, the American ...

Archaeologists have compiled the most detailed map yet of roads throughout the Roman Empire in AD 150, totalling almost ...