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 ...

My fascination with maps began during my grade school days when I became obsessed with reading historical fiction books and books about other countries. This led me to try to locate other countries ...

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

Karen Wigen is Frances and Charles Field Professor in History at Stanford University. Speaking with Srijana Mitra Das at Times Evoke, she discusses th ...

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.