Q I’ve been cleaning out my late father’s belongings and found a bunch of old maps. They are the kind once given away for free by gas stations. I was going to throw them out, but a buddy of mine urged ...

FROM the work of cartographers who first charted the Philippines in the 16 th century to World War II maps used by Japanese or American forces for wartime strategy, Gallery of Prints has remained a ...

A centuries-old copy of a 500-year-old map that christened the New World as “America” has been discovered at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich – folded and wedged inside of an old book, according ...

There are many treasures to glean from a glance at a beautifully wrought antique map -- just don't expect that any sailor worth his salt ever actually used one while at sea. "Sailors wanted clean ...