Unlike the standard map of the world, designed in the 1500s, this new map doesn't distort Greenland to make it look the same size as Africa.

Learning how to create a 3D globe with the world map in Illustrator will help with that. This 3D globe with the world may be a stand-alone project or it can be a part of a larger project.

An Austrian collector has found what may be the oldest globe, dated 1504, to depict the New World, engraved with immaculate detail on two conjoined halves of ostrich eggs.

The company uses high-tech printing techniques to create the maps, which can be folded up into globes without the use of scissors, glue or any outside supplies, says MSY spokesperson Kazumasa Hirano.

A Belgian map collector has discovered what he claims is the oldest globe depicting the New World—but some are skeptical.

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The oldest known globe to represent the New World has been discovered, researchers say. Dated to the early 1500s, the globe was likely crafted in Florence, Italy, from the lower halves of two ...