The article will deal with the brief and concise history and development of the world image in the maps from the Old Ages to Gerhard Mercator (1512 – 1594). Mercator was a teacher of the humankind and one of the greatest cartographers who revolutionised cartography. Astounding is the ...
The Day and Night World Map shows the Sun's current position and where it is night and day throughout the world at that point of time.
The village super league has become a massive hit both in China and abroad, showcasing the immense popularity of the game among locals and the region's rich ethnic culture. According to Wang Yonggui, deputy head of the Guizhou Village Super League office, as many as 3,000 players from 108...
things is less about maps than the data being mapped, but even then the examples are absolutely real-world and relatable (gerrymandering, disease mapping), and there are plenty of a-ha moments coming from the math behind familiar puzzles like thetravelling salesman problemand thefour-colour ...
The new version of the China Shipbuilding Map will be presented for free at SMM, the world's largest maritime exhibition in Hamburg, Germany, held from September 3 to 6. We would like to thank the following manufacturers for their support. ...
Babylonian Map of the World, clay tablet produced between the late 8th and 6th centuriesbcethat depicts the oldest knownmapof the ancient world.Acquiredby theBritish Museumin 1882 and translated in 1889, this tablet depicts a map of known and unknown regions of the ancientMesopotamianworld. Two...
History of the Philippines, a survey of notable events and people in the history of the Philippines. The Philippines takes its name from Philip II, who was king of Spain during the Spanish colonization of the islands in the 16th century. Because it was u
Welcome to the David Rumsey Map Collection. Here you can explore maps through a variety ofviewers. Read theBlogto learn more about collection highlights, such asUrbano Monte's manuscript world map from 1587. Visit the physical collection at theDavid Rumsey Map Centerat the Stanford University Lib...
Antipodes map helps you find the other side of the world, the antipodes of any place on Earth. This map shows diametrically opposite location named antipode or antipodal point.
TheGallup World Pollsurveys approximately 1,000 respondents in nearly every country on a variety of issues, one of which is to evaluate their current life on a scale from 0–10. The World Happiness Report then averages the score from life evaluations per country over a three-year period (20...