Maps are to open worlds what the buns are to a hamburger: the element that's taken for granted but holds the whole thing ...

A map can take you on a journey, transporting you across continents and cultures all with a single glance. What started as a ...

Interested in creating your own custom Google Maps with detailed routes, directions, and points of interest? We’ll show you how to make one in just a few clicks. Editorial Note: Talk Android may ...

Every map of the world that you have ever seen is inaccurate. Well, of course, you might think. How could they map out the world when it's round, not flat? True. But that isn't the point. See, the ...

Joe Grantham is a contributor from the UK with a degree in Classical Studies. His love for gaming is only rivaled by a deep passion for medieval history, which often seeps into his articles. With over ...

<br>In 150 AD, the Greek scholar Claudius Ptolemy wrote a textbook entitled the <i>Geography, </i>which earned him the title ‘The Father of Geography’. Drawing on nearly a thousand years of classical ...

DURING a stay in Venice a few years ago, I spent time in the Correr Museum, soaking up the city’s history. Located in Saint Mark’s Square, the museum displays imposing statues, paintings of sea ...