The map itself is undated, but there are clues it was created in 1491: It quotes a book published that year, and Christopher Columbus may have consulted the map (or a copy) before his great voyage.

Here’s how it works. A 1491 map that likely influenced Christopher Columbus's conception of world geography is getting a new lease on life, now that researchers have revealed its faded ...

The German cartographer Henricus Martellus likely created this map in 1491. But the map has faded over the years, making it challenging to read. The multispectral imaging allowed the researchers ...

In 1491, German cartographer Henricus Martellus created a map of the world that is thought to have helped Christopher Columbus navigate the Atlantic. Today, the map is finally revealing its ...

A team of researchers have grown increasingly confident that this late 15th century map of the world -- or a version of it -- possibly guided Christopher Columbus along his expedition to the New ...

You might call Henricus Martellus’s 1491 world map — which many believe Christopher Columbus consulted before setting out on his voyage — a symbol of the limits of human knowledge.

Christopher Columbus probably used the map above as he planned his first voyage across the Atlantic in 1492. It represents much of what Europeans knew about geography on the verge discovering the ...

The map itself is undated, but there are clues it was created in 1491: It quotes a book published that year, and Christopher Columbus may have consulted the map (or a copy) before his great voyage.

A 1491 map that likely influenced Christopher Columbus's conception of world geography is getting a new lease on life, now that researchers have revealed its faded, hidden details with cutting ...