One of the most striking features of Renaissance maps are the sea creatures embedded in their cartography. More than just ...

An old book from the 1950s instructs readers ... But if numbers inform — and sometimes misinform — think about maps. A map or nautical chart is a picture. It’s a visual medium that conveys ...

Scientists have deciphered the world’s oldest map — and they believe it may lead them to the location of Noah’s Ark.

Both maps reveal the great challenge the New World presented to mapmakers, who were still relying on centuries-old cartographic traditions. Wind Rose detail from the “Portolan Atlas of the World ...

Its dollar value is anyone's guess, but none of its treasures have fired the imaginations of the world ... nautical archaeology under the Ministry of Culture. "We know so little about these great ...

On the veranda of a sage-green Victorian in the village of Sea Cliff, Francis and Susan Keenan have hosted dinners and ...

Mikhail Pichugin, 46, had set off to watch whales with his 49-year-old ... 11 nautical miles off Kamchatka, about 1,000 kilometers (about 540 nautical miles) from its departure point. A map ...

Combined with an endearing nautical setting, Brothership should be great ... Most of Brothership’s world is lovingly rendered ...

This vibrant Greek island looks like something out of a fairytale, where you can avoid crowds, enjoy beaches, and learn about ...

Brothership adds more RPG depth to the series, but its flat writing and overabundance of gimmicks drag it down.

Helpful maps are posted along street ... host to the cast of MTV's "The Real World: Philadelphia" in 2004. History lovers will find the Betsy Ross House in Old City, as well as Elfreth's Alley ...