Though largely a product of the past now found mainly in history books, colonialism's effects still linger today.Assembled below are maps of historical empires, some of which rivaled the British ...

From GPS navigation systems to images of current events taking place on the other side of the planet, the world in 3D is ...

During its history, Britain invaded the territory of more than 170 countries, equivalent to almost 90% of the world.

Britain and its Empire lost almost a million men during World War One; most of them died on the Western Front. Stretching 440 miles from the Swiss border to the North Sea, the line of trenches ...

The Battle of the Somme was one of the most significant campaigns of World War One ... This interactive map shows the victories, defeats and painful stalemate, and how the lessons learned paved ...

Throughout recorded history and since time immemorial ... Take a tour with this world map, and learn how many cultures see gender diversity. *Note: The 2023 update for this text and the map ...

2007 Historic Centre of Florence - Map of the World Heritage property Clarification / adopted 2015 Historic Centre of Florence - maps of the inscribed minor boundary modification 2021 Historic Centre ...

Alberto Cantino, an Italian spy, acquired a Portuguese map showing stunning finds in the New World. This story appears in the March/April 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine.