When you visit the David Rumsey Map Center at Stanford University's Green Library, if you can, take the stairs. Yes, you'll have to spiral up three flights, but the wallpaper will give you plenty of ...

Since the 1990s, collector David Rumsey has digitized and made freely available his thousands of historical maps; his site has long been one of the best resources for cartography. While his ...

Look But Don’t Touch involves both an extensive online exhibition, and a display at the Map Collection in Harvard University’s Pusey Library. David Weimer, librarian for cartographic collections and ...

This story was originally published by Data-Smart City Solutions. The Vision Zero initiative began in Sweden in 1997 with the goal of eliminating fatal traffic and pedestrian accidents, and has since ...

The collection of old documents offers a unique glimpse into how Maryland developed during the 1800s, thanks to atlases that were once sold door to door by canvassers. Among the images is a 1700s ...

The Vault is Slate’s history blog. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @slatevault, and find us on Tumblr. Find out more about what this space is all about here. This is a souvenir fold-out map ...

VAIL — Art in Public Places this week launched a fresh website for programs, events and the public art collection at http://www.artinvail.com. Mike Richards, the ...