This illustration, created by the British cartoonist Peter Brookes, appeared on the front cover of *The Spectator* magazine on…
Map of the state of Tabasco, Mexico (1886)
This map, drawn by the Mexican cartographer Antonio García Cubas, was originally published as part of the Atlas geográfico y estadístico de...
Canada’s Mythological Monsters (2023)
This map, created by Neil Parkinson of Púca Printhouse in 2023, shows the monsters of Canadian mythology. Among…
The Coral Triangle (2011)
This map, published by WWF International in 2011, serves as an educational resource on the Coral Triangle, the marine region…
Missionary map of Japan and Taiwan (1904)
This map, compiled by Henry Mohr Landis, was published by the Methodist Publishing House in Tokyo in 1904 as a tool…
Population density of Mozambique (2023)
This illustration, created by Terence Teo, depicts Mozambique’s population density on a three-dimensional map. To do this,…
Equal Earth projection, centred on Greenwich (2025)
This map shows the Equal Earth projection, as developed in 2018 by cartographers Tom Patterson, Bojan…
Prussia, by Lilian Lancaster (1868)
This illustration was published in 1868 as part of the book *Geographical Fun: Being Humorous Outlines of Various Countries*. The book’s introduction…
Kurdistan, the Nation Without Borders (1952)
This propaganda map, drawn by Robert M. Chapin, was published by *Time* magazine in 1952, to accompany an…
Roman Heritage in Jordan (2026)
This map, created by DiploMaps in 2026, reconstructs the network of cities, roads and… across the territory of present-day Jordan
Physical and political map of Belize (2003)
This map of Belize was published by the CIA in 2003 and is currently held in the cartographic collection at…
Relief map of Kenya, by Miguel Valenzuela (2020)
This map, created by Miguel Valenzuela, shows the topography of Kenya. It uses three colours: green for the areas that are most…
Map of the O’Higgins Region, Chile (2023)
This map, published by Mapas Compass in 2023, shows the O’Higgins Region (officially the Libertador General Bernardo O’Higgins Region) in Chile.…
Physical and political map of Armenia (2002)
This map of Armenia was published by the CIA in 2002 and is currently held in the cartographic collection at…
Human Development Index in South America (2023)
This map, created by Landgeist in 2023, shows the Human Development Index (HDI) for each region of South America, based on data published…
The first map of a solar eclipse (1654)
This map was published by the German Erhard Weigel, a professor of mathematics at the University of Jena, the day before…
Population density of Jordan (2023)
This illustration, created by Terence Teo, depicts Jordan’s population density on a three-dimensional map. To do this,…
Physical and political map of Vanuatu (1998)
This map of Vanuatu was published by the CIA in 1998 and is currently held in the cartographic collection at…
Map of the state of Veracruz, Mexico (1886)
This map, drawn by the Mexican cartographer Antonio García Cubas, was originally published as part of the Atlas geográfico y estadístico de...
The Ancient Lakes of the Sahara (2019)
This map, created by the cartographer Carl Churchill in 2019, reconstructs the network of… on the current topography of the Sahara.
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