How to use the Geography data type to quickly add a map chart in Excel Your email has been sent Most will agree that a picture is worth a thousand words, and where geographical data is concerned, it’s ...

When you look at a map of the world, it makes sense to assume that Greenland and Africa are similar in size. But in reality, the African continent is 14 times as big as the icy northern land mass.

Online journalists are well aware of how important data can be to stories. But how do we give visual context to raw information without an army of developers at our disposal? If the data has been ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Sebastian C. Adams’s Chronological ...

The rare 14th-century portolan chart is worth $7.5 million. Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times / Getty Images Last fall, Christie’s auctioned off a “highly unusual” nautical map as part of an estate ...

Back when mapmaking was still a fledgling profession in the U.S., cartographers had a trick up their sleeves: they would insert fake towns into the maps they drew. Not to screw up travelers trying to ...

On a typical world map, Canada is a vast nation. Home to six time zones, its endless plains spread from ocean to ocean, dominating great swathes of the northern half of the globe. But, in reality, ...

A pie chart, a map and a giant mural... all with a deeper message. London's geekiest mural? It features a map superimposed on a pie chart so, yes, it has to be a contender. But there's a bit more to ...