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Erin, Hibernia Brittanicae Insulae nova descriptio, Abraham Ortelius (1592 Latin edition) First published in 1573, this finely coloured map is among the earliest obtainable separate maps of Ireland, based on Gerard Mercator’s 1564 map of the British Isles. Oriented with west at the top, it features decorative sailing ships and a coat of arms, and appeared in Ortelius’s Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas of the world.

Ireland: Mapping the Island

ByGeographical ContributorMar 12, 2026
Charting centuries of Ireland’s pasty Ireland: Mapping the Island reveals the island’s evolving identity through extraordinary maps
Greenland on map

Greenland’s true size, according to five maps

ByVictoria HeathJan 21, 2026
Is Greenland really as big as it seems? Find out more about its true size with five maps that might change your perspective...
Oculi Mundi: the stories behind the maps

Oculi Mundi: the stories behind the maps

ByBryony CottamSep 23, 2025
A digital journey through The Sunderland Collection, a treasure trove of terrestrial and celestial maps and atlases
Habitable Climes: A new exhibition from Kristina Chan

Habitable Climes: A new exhibition from Kristina Chan

ByGeographical StaffMar 7, 2025
Kristina Chan's 'Habitable Climes' is a thought-provoking exploration of our relationship with maps and the ever-changing world around us
Ama Dablam, Nepal

The 1,000 metre club of mountains

ByVictoria HeathFeb 14, 2025
Daniel Quinn and colleagues have identified all the peaks on Earth with more than a 1,000-metres prominence
Gulf of Mexico marked on map with red pin

What’s in a name? The biggest disputes of naming territories across the world

ByVictoria HeathJan 31, 2025
Following Trump's decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, find out more about naming disputes across the world…
A stamp printed in Czechoslovakia devoted to 50th Anniversary of Czechoslovakia, serie, circa 1968

Ten countries that no longer exist – and why

ByVictoria HeathDec 16, 2024
Find out more about the history of 10 countries across the world that no longer exist, and exactly why they vanished from the map
Ordnance Survey

Ordnance Survey adds geological data to its Data Hub

ByKatie BurtonMay 29, 2024
Ordnance Survey has teamed up with the British Geological Survey to add geological data to the OS Data Hub
A man in a suit looks at new york subway map on a train

Untangling the New York City subway

ByJules StewartJul 5, 2023
Passions run high on the best way to map the New York City subway, the world’s most complex subway system
How maps tell the story of war in Ukraine

How maps tell the story of war in Ukraine

ByDoug SpechtApr 1, 2022
The way maps are created can have a significant impact on the way we view conflict, as shown by the war in Ukraine
Review: The Power of Geography by Tim Marshall

Review: The Power of Geography by Tim Marshall

ByKatie BurtonMay 21, 2021
A review of Tim Marshall's latest book The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World, published by Elliot & Thompson
New world map projection

New world map projection minimises 2D inaccuracies

ByKatie BurtonApr 16, 2021
A new, double-sided projection of the world seeks to minimise the inaccuracies of flattening the globe into a 2D map
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