While history books detail past events that shaped the world, historic maps literally show us how the world as we know it came to be. Sometimes, we can gain a visual of a long-gone place.
Even the greatest cartographers haven’t yet figured out how preserve all of the elements that go into a map. They may be able to factually depict one or more but will inherently sacrifice other ...
The Prime Meridian that passes through it is recognized as Universal Time, or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). But the line isn’t straight! This map will show you how to keep track of the time in Europe.