The idea of nations as neatly bordered spaces can be traced partly to medieval maps of biblical Israel. In A Nutshell ...

Look at any map of Europe from the Middle Ages or the early modern era, before the Industrial Revolution, and you will be overwhelmed by its dizzying incoherence—all of those empires, kingdoms, ...

One of the classic images of a sea monster on a map: a giant sea-serpent attacks a ship off the coast of Norway on Olaus Magnus’s Carta marina of 1539, this image from the 1572 edition. WASHINGTON — ...

Created around 1300, it is the largest surviving map from the Middle Ages and offers a glimpse into the mindset of the ancient Christian world. Located near the Welsh border on the River Wye, ...

A previously unknown medieval castle has emerged from the Swiss landscape after a researcher studying high-resolution terrain maps identified telltale features of an early fortification near ...

A map pinpointing hundreds of homicides in 14th-century England could help teach medieval history. By Isabella Kwai A spice merchant stabbed by a fruit seller over a longstanding feud. A street ...

From Geoffrey Chaucer to Thomas Becket, brutal murders - or rumours of them - rocked medieval Britain. Now, scientists have released an interactive map that shines a light on the 14th-century ...

WASHINGTON — The iconic sea serpents, mermaids and other mythical creatures found on world maps from medieval and Renaissance times splash to life on the pages of a new book. Chet Van Duzer's "Sea ...

WASHINGTON – The iconic sea serpents, mermaids and other mythical creatures found on world maps from medieval and Renaissance times splash to life on the pages of a new book. Chet Van Duzer's "Sea ...