Texas GKO announces a $3.5M historic map donation from Carol Holcomb, showcasing 76 maps from 1513-1904 at the GLO.

The history of maps can go back 5,000 years. During the early years of maps, there were no rules relating to how they were oriented. Maps now normally go north to south. Before 4 BC, maps were usually ...

The map showing the Elder's course was prepared using maps published by the United States Coast Survey and the U. S. Geological Survey. Geographer Henry Gannett traced the route onto an existing ...

PORTLAND, Maine — For many of us, GPS has been a game changer - a tap, a voice, a turn-by-turn path, will get you there. But there is something special about a physical map that the GPS in your car or ...

Last spring, a 23-year-old woman was driving her car through the Ontario town of Tobermory. It was unfamiliar territory for her, so she was dutifully following her GPS. Indeed, she was so intent on ...

Historic maps are the fastest way to stop guessing and start hunting with purpose. In this video I show how I use old maps to spot forgotten roads, homesites, and activity areas that don’t exist ...

In the Chicago Urban Heritage Project, College students are turning century-old insurance atlases into interactive digital ...