Gilbert H. Grosvenor, National Geographic magazine’s founding editor, is credited with saying: A map is the greatest of all epic poems. Its lines and colors show the realization of great dreams.

This story appears in the November 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine ... over a larger region if they can prove that the continental shelf—the submerged portion of a continent ...

Once this photolettering process was refined, it was applied to our United States map supplement in the May 1933 National Geographic. Shortly thereafter, Society cartographer Charles E.

MapGuides take the form of websites, print maps, and mobile apps, developed by National Geographic in partnership with local organizations and individuals. Geotourism MapGuides have been published ...