For the Chinese, a map was a broad illustration of a region based on written sources.” For instance, 19th-century Chinese maps depicted landmarks and trade routes, but didn’t feature distance ...

Though removed from the BBC's website, "The Beauty of Maps," a guide to some of the world's great objects, persists on YouTube ...

The magical Marauder's Map that can reveal people's locations, imagined by JK Rowling in her Harry Potter novels, is fast becoming reality as cartography undergoes radical changes that are ...

The maps in this gallery were chosen by the authors of All Over the Map, not by the cartography staff of National Geographic. 4th of July Sale - 25% OFF! Magazine for all ages starting at $25/year.

In other words, maps are simply a way to visually present a set of data. In that way, cartography, once a highly specialized trade, is now more akin to information design.

Why the New Google Maps Is the Most Honest Form of Cartography. Maps have always been distorted. Now that distortion is Google's selling point. By Leo Mirani and Quartz. May 16, 2013.

How to put your home on the map with a splash of cartography. Location, location, location is the mantra when you are buying a house. And should also be the theme when you are designing your ...