This story appears in the July 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine ... He decided that a magnificent gift—a lavish map of the world—might maneuver him into the new king’s good ...

Explore what the world’s new coastlines would look like. 8 min read This story appears in the September 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. The maps here show the world as it is now ...

Alberto Cantino, an Italian spy, acquired a Portuguese map showing stunning finds in the New World. This story appears in the March/April 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine.

Now they’re going out to raise funding with plans to transform Atlas Obscura from user-generated travel stories into the National Geographic ... happen around the world, on the top of a ...

The year 1915 witnessed the founding of the Map Department, which evolved into today’s National Geographic Maps. As in the past, our cartographers continue to illustrate the world around us ...

developed by National Geographic in partnership with local organizations and individuals. Geotourism MapGuides have been published for more than 20 destinations around the world to highlight the ...