The Behaim Globe depicted a narrowed Atlantic Ocean, which, if crossed, would lead directly to Cipango (Japan) and Asia. In ...

Alongside his Geography, Ptolemy’s maps and geographical descriptions were used by many other cartographers and navigators, helping redefine and reshape the perception of the known world.

In 1407, "Geographia" translated his Greek works into Latin and reproduced Ptolemy's World Map. Moroccan geographer Muhammad al-Idrisi's created this world map in 1154. It appeared in a collection ...

The remains of Alexander the Great may lie under the streets of Alexandria, they may have been "eaten by a shark," or they ...

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Ptolemy I Soter was a Macedonian general and companion of Alexander the Great who rose to prominence as one of Alexander’s closest allies. Following Alexander’s death in 323 BCE, Ptolemy played a ...

In the 1200s, a Chinese official described Alexandria and its lighthouse in remarkable detail given the vast distance.

A 1490 Italian reconstruction of the map of Ptolemy of the British Isles, most likely created by using Pytheas’ measurements. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain Pytheas decided that he would dare ...

Alexandria is a city in northern Egypt on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the second largest city in Egypt and is ...

Though U.S. maps will reflect Trump's new name for the body of water, the rest of the world will continue calling it the Gulf of Mexico Win McNamee/Getty; Google Maps Google Maps will soon change ...

If you’re trying to use Google Maps offline, we’re here to help. We’ve put together a simple set of instructions on how you can use Google’s app without an internet connection, just in case you’re ...