Texas GKO announces a $3.5M historic map donation from Carol Holcomb, showcasing 76 maps from 1513-1904 at the GLO.

The history of maps can go back 5,000 years. During the early years of maps, there were no rules relating to how they were oriented. Maps now normally go north to south. Before 4 BC, maps were usually ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Historic Maps of Africa collection includes 78 maps and dates from circa 1631 to 1973. Geographic content of individual maps varies from ...

Each year around the holidays, the oldest state agency in Texas ramps up sales of high-resolution scanned reproductions of historic maps to help fund conservation of fragile maps and other documents, ...

A map drafted centuries ago as Spanish settlers solidified their presence in what is now Mexico and the southwestern United States has been returned to the Mexican government. The feat marks the end ...

President Biden became the first president to officially recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day in 2021, and did so again this year. It falls on the same day as Columbus Day, which was established by ...