From our How To Read Maps series: we examine puffery and policy in map dedication

From our How To Read Maps series: the depiction of great estates as a distinctive and prominent feature of English county cartography

From our How To Read Maps series: mapping unexplored coastlines.

From our How To Read Maps series: how do you map something that might not be real?

From our How To Read Maps series: why do mapmakers leave blank spaces?

From our How To Read Maps series: we look at depictions of the sea.

From our How To Read Maps series: how mapmakers draw hills and mountains.