A fragment of a map believed to have been drawn just years after the discovery of South America has been protecting a document at the notarial archives in Valletta for more than 400 years. Not a ...

Early maps of the Americas made by indigenous people are rare—extremely rare. This map, dated 1593, is one of fewer than 100 such documents that have survived the ravages of time.

The Vinland Map, thought to be the oldest map of America, is officially a fake. September 30, 2021 5:16 PM ET. By . Sharon Pruitt-Young Enlarge this image.

You can now search through 1,500 fascinating historical maps of NYC. ... Bernard Ratzer’s 1770 Plan of the City of New York in North America Photograph: Courtesy of the Brooklyn Historical Society.