Maps have been a cornerstone of National Geographic since they were published in the first issue of the magazine, in October 1888. The year 1915 witnessed the founding of the Map Department, which ...

A century ago, National Geographic magazine started creating supplement maps, designed to adorn walls and explore every corner of our Earth in intricate detail. Here are some of the best.

National Geographic maps have charted every mountain, river, lake, road, reef, fjord, island, inlet, glacier, ocean, planet, galaxy, and solar system.

National Geographic Maps developed the Topographic Map Guide booklet format, initially for long distance trails, including this series for the Pacific Crest Trail, which runs 2,650 miles (4,265 ...

Most of us have a rough map of the world in our minds that we use any time we think about places. But these mental maps aren’t necessarily reliable. In fact, many of the maps in our heads share ...

Map by National Geographic Society, NASA. In 2001, National Geographic teamed up with NASA to produce this gorgeous “Destination Mars” reference map of the red planet.

If you’re interested in maps of maritime curiosities, you might enjoy our previous posts about 19th century ships buried under the streets of San Francisco or the quest for the Northwest Passage.

Explore the Sunderland Collection’s stunning maps and atlases, spanning European mapmakers from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment. Historical maps, like this world map from the Portolan Atlas ...

Map by National Geographic. The magnitude of her accomplishment, particularly as a woman in the mid-20th century, working in a field dominated by men, is perhaps best conveyed by Tharp’s own words.

The maps are part of a collection of 4,000 Russian military maps at Indiana University. They were made between 1883 and 1947, and they were never meant to be seen by outsiders, says IU map ...