Cartographers shape how we think about the world. The designers and explorers who create maps influence things like whether we think of North America as above South America or below, how big we ...

There are many treasures to glean from a glance at a beautifully wrought antique map -- just don't expect that any sailor worth his salt ever actually used one while at sea. "Sailors wanted clean ...

Jonathan Potter began to assemble his collection of antique maps almost 40 years ago. Gradually, his hobby became his business and he went on to establish a gallery that houses one of the largest ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Antique maps and atlases are certainly a niche collectible, but are gaining in popularity, according to Crouch, a London-based ...

Check out Laura Ten Eyck's appraisal of a 1791 Jane Young world map needlework in Junk in the Trunk 12. Antiques Roadshow is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on ...

Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry and American Cruise Lines. Additional funding is provided by public television viewers. Antiques Roadshow is available to stream on pbs.org ...

A rare antique map of the world found during building work has returned to Aberdeenshire after being saved by conservation experts. The map, found in the 1980s, was identified as a late 17th ...

A rare antique map of the world found during building work goes on public display after being saved by conservation experts.