<br>In 150 AD, the Greek scholar Claudius Ptolemy wrote a textbook entitled the <i>Geography, </i>which earned him the title ‘The Father of Geography’. Drawing on nearly a thousand years of classical ...
Unearthing the mysteries of our planet’s past, ancient maps offer a unique window into the world as it once was, depicting ...
She transformed the New York Public Library’s collection of charts and atlases into one of the world’s largest and most accessible resources. By Sam Roberts Alice Hudson, who, after enrolling in a ...
A map pinpointing hundreds of homicides in 14th-century England could help teach medieval history. By Isabella Kwai A spice merchant stabbed by a fruit seller over a longstanding feud. A street ...