Christie's auction house says it has discovered a previously unknown copy of the first map to name America, and the 510-year-old manuscript will be for sale next month.

Our conventions as map readers and makers have converged over time to a north-up default. What happens when that convention ...

The map represents a flawed understanding of New World geography, such as picturing California as an island. Many maps of the Americas were produced during the period of exploration and colonial ...

The map is a fascinating representation of the protection geography and meteorology gives the millions of people who live in the mid-Atlantic region.