He updates the mapset annually based on hiker feedback, and produces the maps entirely for free. You can contact him directly ...

“A globe is and has always been a record of a moment in history,” Mr. Bellerby writes, “which can only ever be fully accurate at the instant we print the map.” He notes that there is no international ...

Ranging from vast confederations on the Asian steppes to colonial projects that spanned the globe, these were the biggest ...

It took feats of engineering and deft piloting to map the planet’s topography, an achievement that continues to pay dividends ...

Jane Austen’s novels are read all over the globe, and adaptations of her works have graced both film and TV screens. Although ...

Traveling the world through works of fiction, from ‘Don Quixote’ and ‘The Pilgrim’s Progress’ to ‘The Lincoln Highway.’ ...

The strange rumble was detected in mid-September last year. An odd seismic signal appeared at scientific stations around the ...

Much like the rest of Newport, these four hotels each have distinct ties to the Gilded Age and the most prominent members of ...

Days after the West African country’s ruling military was ambushed by Islamist rebels, it has sought to hide the true extent ...

With its rich history of “Seabees” and being home to a prominent Naval base, the town is is now among communities across the ...

Celebrated endurance bicyclist Lael Wilcox finished a 108-day journey around the world at Chicago’s Buckingham Fountain.

Here, artist Ruth Watson explains how making art – photography, video, sculpture and installations – led her to cartography ...