which evolved into today’s National Geographic Maps. As in the past, our cartographers continue to illustrate the world around us through the art and science of mapmaking. We adhere to this long ...

After a recent video, someone from the National Geographic Society reached out to give me an updated set of their atlases.

Once this photolettering process was refined, it was applied to our United States map supplement in the May 1933 National Geographic. Shortly thereafter, Society cartographer Charles E.

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Imagine unfolding a map that doesn’t just show you where to go—but why it matters. This map is stitched together not by algorithms or travel influencers, but by the people who live, breathe, and love ...

This article appears in the October 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine ... Out in the world, the more curious (or less polite) among us might approach, asking, “Where are you from?” ...

This story appears in the July 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine ... missions to create the February 1969 hand-­painted map—considered the best reference at the time.

ByRyan Morris and Ryan Williams This story appears in the August 2019 issue of National Geographic ... researchers to create maps of urban heat islands across the United States.