In the last third of the 16th century, the Spanish crown set in motion a project to obtain a complete map of the New World. The method thought up for this was to use surveys, known as Relaciones ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore talked about different examples of historic interpretations of the world. She explored various examples of maps ...

This article, originally published on Sept. 25, 2017, has been updated to reflect Clery geography changes. The school year has just barely begun for many colleges and universities, but campus ...

You probably think you know what a map is. And chances are, you’re not totally wrong. Yes, maps are visual representations of how to get from A to B, but if you ask John Hessler, they’re more complex ...