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 ...

Back when mapmaking was still a fledgling profession in the U.S., cartographers had a trick up their sleeves: they would insert fake towns into the maps they drew. Not to screw up travelers trying to ...

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 ...