Religious maps from the 1300s showing tribal Israel inadvertently became the blueprint for how later mapmakers drew political ...
Five hundred years ago the first Bible featuring a map was published. The anniversary has passed uncelebrated, but it transformed the way that Bibles were produced. The map appeared in Christopher ...
The rare Froschauer Old Testament survives in only a handful of copies worldwide, including one in Trinity College ...
A new Cambridge study reveals how the first Bible ever printed with a map, released in 1525 with the Holy Land accidentally reversed, ended up transforming far more than biblical illustration. The ...
The first printed Bible to include a map of the Holy Land appeared roughly 500 years ago, yet its vision of where sacred ...
Coloring the world into tidy blocks with sharp edges feels natural today. Nations look solid on a classroom map.
The archaeological site of ancient Shiloh is situated near the modern Shiloh. One shows evidence of ancient winemaking, the ...
During the Gaza war, Israel raced to redistrict land in the occupied West Bank, drastically changing the map. Palestinians say annexation is underway, though Israel denies it.
A backwards 1525 Bible map helped shape modern borders, influencing how we imagine territory, nations, and political space ...