“The World in Maps 1400–1600” features some of the library’s most impressive and historically important maps from the late Medieval and Early Modern periods.

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 ...

The letters listed a range of tariffs. Goods entering the U.S. from Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, and Tunisia ...

The Chronological Chart… became very popular, especially with church schools and was reproduced in several later editions as well a knock off copies in American and England. A British copy called The ...

This phenomenon can be attributed to the Mercator projection, a map most commonly seen hanging in classrooms and in text books, which was created in 1596 to help sailors navigate the world.

Researchers have reanalyzed the long-perplexing “Star Manual of Master Shi” and discovered that it could rightfully be considered the oldest, structured celestial map in the world. Utilizing ...

Centuries of flawed maps have led to a misconception about Greenland 's size, which is nowhere near as big as it looks on the familiar flat world map.

In 1975, the New York Times reported on a growing number of transmission problems in Pontiacs, Buicks, Cadillacs, and several other General Motors cars.

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.