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 ...

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.

Maps have been a foundational tool in journalism for hundreds of years. They provide context and can help readers understand where and even why things happen. In modern newsrooms, maps are used across ...

The Flood Insurance Rate Maps used by FEMA are based on antiquated data and obsolete models. As a result, the U.S. government downplays flood risks for homeowners across the country—but ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to discover 20 billion new galaxies over the next decade. A total view of the Virgo ...

Bringing with them the languages of their homelands, immigrants newly arrived by ship at Ellis Island await official ...

As the UK’s ‘Race Across the World’ TV series becomes increasingly popular, orienteering could see a surge in global interest ...

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 ...