Most of Africa is north of the equator, though on many mental maps it is mostly in the southern hemisphere directly across the Atlantic from South America. Courtesy John Nelson, Esri Another ...

RESTORING A TIME CAPSULE. The map is roughly 3.5 by 6 feet. Such a large map would have been a luxury object, likely commissioned by a member of the nobility, but there’s no shield or dedication ...

How National Geographic upheld colonialist, 'primitive' view of Africa and Asia For 130 years, National Geographic magazine concentrated its reporting and photography on locations and subjects it ...

The way National Geographic ... shrinking the developed countries and emphasizing Africa and Latin America. Years later the map ... As maps of territorial claims over the years in Africa, Asia, ...

These maps were captured in the waning days of World War II as the U.S. Army took control of Japan. American soldiers confiscated thousands of secret Japanese military maps and the plates used to ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and the National Geographic Society, with support from the World Wildlife Fund, have joined to present “Into Africa,” an exhibition featuring the ...

Cape Verde's name change to Cabo Verde prompted us to take a behind-the-scenes peek at how National Geographic handles ever-shifting maps.