Cartophilia

Same colours, different story. America’s first electoral map appeals to Susan Schulten

The Graf Zeppelin was the first aircraft to fly passengers around the world, and this map shows its route

A map of Al Capone’s Chicago offers a grisly but engaging tour of its time. Hal Weitzman investigates

When the man who designed the map for the London underground turned his attention to Paris, he made some striking omissions

In Antarctica, maps are a little different. Sara Wheeler speaks from experience

As the centenary of the first world war looms, Max Hastings decodes a satirical classic

An artist’s map that cuts through time and rock to reveal a parallel London under the streets

A new map traces the movement of creatures great and small around and across the Pacific Ocean

A ghostly map takes Samantha Weinberg to the river, and shows her where it no longer flows

Maps can show much more than topography. Simon Garfield puts the literary greats in their place