An ancient Chinese proverb suggests, "They are wise parents who give their children roots and wings – and a map." Maps That Changed the World features some of

A New York Times Bestseller “Maps allow the armchair traveler to roam the world, the diplomat to argue his points, the ruler to administer his country, the wa

First published in Great Britain in 2015 by Elliott and Thompson Limited.

In 1793, a canal digger named William Smith made a startling discovery. He found that by tracing the placement of fossils, which he uncovered in his excavations

This thought-provoking history of cartography focuses on 100 key maps that changed human understanding of the world around us, changed the course of map-making