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Maps

The Hidden History of America's 19th-Century Mania for Panoramic Prints

Itinerant artists made almost 5,000 views of 2,400 different places.

Sarah Laskow May 11, 2016

Null Island Is One of the Most Visited Places on Earth. Too Bad It Doesn't Exist

The ocean spot is the center of the world's geocoded map mistakes.

Tim St. Onge May 9, 2016

Convolution

Map Your Murderousness With These 19th-Century Brain Charts

The mysterious Alesha Sivartha had a formidable collection of phrenology maps.

Lauren Young May 9, 2016

Get Hypnotized By This Interactive Map of the Winds

Using live meteorological data, it shows every wave and gust on the planet.

Eric Grundhauser May 2, 2016

A Devilishly Detailed Map of the Most Hellish Places in America

Or, more specifically, 63 locations named "Hell's Half Acre".

Steven Melendez April 26, 2016

A 19th-Century Map of Our 'Square and Stationary' Earth

How could the world be spinning? Wouldn't we fall off?

Ella Morton April 25, 2016

The Liver of Piecenza

Piacenza, Italy

Liver of Piacenza

The entire known universe of the ancient Etruscans is held inside this bronze model of a sheep’s liver.

Lose Yourself in this Atlas of the World's Lost Cities

Cities that continue to stand long past their glory days are particularly poignant.

Urvija Banerji April 4, 2016

Inside the Packed Showrooms of a Prolific Map Collector

With 24,000 maps and 760 globes, Murray Hudson's cartographic stash is full of treasures.

Urvija Banerji March 28, 2016

A Map of Brooklyn, Made of the Trash of Brooklyn

An artist collected trash from every block in Brooklyn for a surprisingly lovely collage of local litter.

Urvija Banerji March 14, 2016

The American Geographical Society Library

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The American Geographical Society Library

Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.

When American Voters Had 2 Choices: Whig or Loco Foco

This fascinating electoral map from 1840 documents a chaotic time in American politics.

Ella Morton March 7, 2016

Where Chicago Hides Its Snow

The city has over 500 lots to store any extra accumulation.

Sarah Laskow March 1, 2016

Maps of the Moon Mountains Once Thought to be the Source of the Nile

For centuries, mapmakers thought that the source of the Nile came from these mysterious mountains.

Eric Grundhauser February 29, 2016

Can You Spot the Monsters in This Medieval Map of the World?

Urvija Banerji February 22, 2016

A Map of Where NYC Puts Its Giant Mountains of Snow

Sarah Laskow February 17, 2016

The Perfect 22-Foot Map for Your Ancient Roman Road Trip

Tao Tao Holmes February 15, 2016

GPS Doodles Turn Your Workout Into an Art Project

Tao Tao Holmes February 8, 2016