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 ...

In August 1914, National Geographic magazine published a map of Europe and the Balkan States, subsequently to be the scene of one of the bloodiest conflicts in history—World War I. Editor in ...

The National Geographic Maps division recently began production of its Atlas of the World, tenth edition, due for publication in Fall, 2014. The effort marks the anniversary of the first edition ...

In subsequent years, National Geographic has published other supplements to illustrate conflict zones, from World War II-era maps of Germany and the South Pacific to a map of Afghanistan produced ...

National Geographic’s new blog about maps will transport you to far-off places and times. ... Or a world that exists only in the imagination of a novelist. Maps are time machines, too.

Explore Historic Mount Everest Expeditions Through National Geographic Maps. Sixty-five years after the first climbers summited Mount Everest, we look back on our most stunning maps of the mountain.

Right now, your kids probably aren’t exploring like they were a few months ago. So give them another option: Have them explore the world by making maps. Maps show more than how to get from Point ...

A time capsule in more ways than one, a 1955 map features dozens of Santas cavorting all over the world. This 1950s Santa map is packed with fun details and dated cultural assumptions. Reprinted ...

Map by Juan José Valdés and ... and share findings in real time with a plugged-in world. ... THE NEW AGE OF EXPLORATION is a yearlong series of articles celebrating National Geographic at 125.

We talked to National Geographic's director of editorial and research for maps and chief geographer, Juan José Valdés, and learned five things you should know about the shifting world of maps. 1 ...