The Imago Mundi, the oldest known world map, offers a rare glimpse into the way ancient Babylonians viewed their world. Carved onto a clay tablet around the 5th century BCE, it was uncovered in ...

During its history, Britain invaded the territory of more than 170 countries, equivalent to almost 90% of the world.

What to do? He decided that a magnificent gift—a lavish map of the world—might maneuver him into the new king’s good graces. D’Annebault hired Pierre Desceliers, one of the best ...

Throughout recorded history and since time immemorial ... Take a tour with this world map, and learn how many cultures see gender diversity. *Note: The 2023 update for this text and the map ...

The geographical material of the map is contained within ... are around 500 drawings of the history of humankind and the marvels of the natural world, including some 420 cities and towns, 15 ...

Alberto Cantino, an Italian spy, acquired a Portuguese map showing stunning finds in the New World. This story appears in the March/April 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine.

I n a revelation that bridges millennia, the Babylonian Map of the World, or "Imago Mundi," has emerged as a dazzling relic of ancient geography. Hailing from the venerable city of Abu Habba ...