In the 16th century, explorers’ sailing ships were the backbone of the Age of Exploration, enabling voyages across vast oceans to discover new lands, establish trade routes, and map the unknown world.

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An exhibition shows the beauty and disparity of maps in a time of rapid discovery, when the shape of the known world was ever-changing By Mark Feeney Globe Staff,Updated May 9, 2025, 6:00 a.m.

"There won't be mini maps in the levels," said Meurisse. "When there's a mini map, you can end up relying on it. And we want players to discover the world as the expedition does it.

And in 2013, China’s Chang’e 3 touched down on the Moon — the first soft lunar landing in 37 years. Today, a new golden age of lunar exploration is in full swing.

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Before this discovery, the oldest known three-dimensional map was understood to be a large portable rock slab engraved by people of the Bronze Age around 3000 years ago.

The map of the cave compared to the environment where it is located. Credit: Médard Thiry / courtesy of Médard Thiry for labrujulaverde.com The discovery at Ségognole 3 is remarkable not only for its ...