Now, MacDougald contends that rare German reprints of 500-year-old Spanish maps point to Safety Harbor as the locale. "These maps change everything," MacDougald, a St. Petersburg resident, said.

From the colonial depictions to 20th century subway maps, check out highlights from Untapped Cities Insiders' trip to Martayan Lan's exhibit of antique NYC maps!

A “priceless” rare map of Australia that was understood to be lost forever has been discovered in an attic and returned to its permanent home. Unearthed in 2010 in storage in Sweden where it ...

History buffs and proud Texans will get to glimpse unique maps, focusing on the Lone Star State at the Briscoe Western Art Museum later this year. The museum is set to unveil "Going to Texas: Five ...

A rare map was withdrawn from auction after a San Diego man had concerns about its authenticity. Here’s why.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Two rare maps discovered in the attic of a Heritage Hill home are giving historians a glimpse of what downtown Grand Rapids looked like nearly 150 years ago.

Courtesy of Boston Rare Maps and Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps During World War II, the United States commissioned the top-secret Manhattan Project to research, develop and test nuclear bombs.

E. Forbes Smiley III, a rare map dealer, was rewarded in federal court Wednesday for his cooperation with investigators. Smiley, who admitted to stealing almost 100 rare maps worth about $3 million ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A man who admitted stealing rare and valuable old maps from libraries has been sentenced to five years in a Connecticut prison. E. Forbes Smiley III, 50, of Chilmark, Mass ...