North wasn’t always “up” on world maps. North doesn't always mean "up" when it comes to geophysics. Scientists have known for ...

Known as the Imago Mundi, this Babylonian world map, carved into clay over 2,600 ... like Athens, Rome, and Jerusalem, also viewed their cities as the center of the universe.

This 1584 map of Jerusalem, made by a European priest who ... a guided tour through the world’s most incredible maps, assembled by Betsy Mason and Greg Miller, authors of the “All Over the ...