Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward has reproduced a rare map from 1947 that shows how the postwar U.S. occupation of Japan had dominated and sprawled across the places locals walk past every day. It proved to ...

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“India’s geography has been shaped over centuries, and these maps narrate stories that transcend beyond their intricate demarcations. Each of these rare maps helps people relate to an era or ...

After being dried off with a towel, the charity's valuer realised it was a rare map by renowned maker John Speed. Expected to fetch up to £600, it sold for nearly six times its estimate at ...

A 245-YEAR-OLD map of Essex wowed an auctioneer after it fetched thousands of pounds more than predicted. The ultra-rare map, created by John Chapman and Peter Andre, was published in 1777 ...

Two states are at risk for a "rare regional outbreak of severe thunderstorms" this weekend, according to a weather outlook map from the National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Prediction Center.

Owners of U.S. dimes may want to check their pockets and piggy banks, as one rare $0.10 coin is expected to bring in over half of a million dollars by the end of October, and it can be viewed in ...

Chinese academics are calling for new emphasis on Ryukyu, linking the ancient kingdom that is now Japan’s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa with China’s national security. Observers say the ...

“Through these collaborations, we have been able to start detailed maps of rare-earth element distribution across the ocean floor.” It’s a long and painstaking process, he says, and covering ...

First came a solar eclipse. Then a “strawberry moon.” Now, celestial enthusiasts can look forward to seeing a super blue moon this week starting Monday. The full moon, which will be both a ...

Chinese academics are calling for new emphasis on Ryukyu, linking the ancient kingdom that is now Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa with China's national security. Observers say the push ...