Sometimes, seeing the world differently is just a matter of perspective—or in this case, a really good map or chart. We’ve pulled together a selection of graphics that take dry data and ...

Out of all languages in the world, 2,000 have fewer than 1,000 native speakers. Hence, according to UNESCO estimates, which we visualized in the map above, about half of the world's spoken ...

To his amazement, he discovered that it contained not only a rare 1515 star chart engraved by the German artist Albrecht Dürer, but also two giant world maps. Fischer had never seen anything ...

It was a far cry from earlier Ptolemaic maps (see “Mapping the World,” below), in which Italy’s boot was painfully twisted and the teeth at the Strait of Gibraltar were stretched into flat hammer ...

Here’s a closer look at the countries holding elections, in maps and charts. India, the world’s most populous country, has already held the largest election this year. The South Asian nation ...

WATCH: See the world's greatest map up close (video by Anna Bressanin ... The fact that the chart looks upside down to contemporary Western eyes, with the south on top, might indicate that ...