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 ...

A rare map drawn up in 1933 shows how different the London Underground used to look. An event later this month in ...

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 rare 17th Century map of Australia, one of just two left, has gone on display for the first time. Created in 1659 by renowned Dutch cartographer Joan Blaeu, the unique map was thought to have ...

Rare photos have emerged of Shuri-jo castle in ... castle that once served as the political and cultural center of the Ryukyu Kingdom (1429-1879). The photos were taken during the Taisho Era ...

“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 ...

Map: Will Chase/Axios Pro-independence sentiment, though now rare, has a long history in Okinawa, once the seat of the Ryukyu Kingdom with a language and culture distinct from that of Japan.

Rare and valuable American coins come in numerous denominations, designs and metal compositions, and they can sell for anywhere from a couple hundred dollars to a few million. Although the ...

Since their relatively recent appearance on the commercial scene, rare-earth magnets have made quite a splash in the public imagination. The amount of magnetic energy packed into these tiny ...

DENVER (KDVR) — On Sunday night, people across Colorado spotted a rare comet that only comes every 80,000 years. Luckily, there’s still time to see it. According to NASA, the comet was discovered in ...

A rare map drawn up in 1933 shows how different the London Underground used to look. An event later this month in Knightsbridge, West London, will see historic maps of London’s tube system ...