Report: “Discover Fascinating Vintage Maps From National Geographic’s Archives”

Cartography has been close to National Geographic’s heart from the beginning. And over the magazine’s 130-year history, maps have been an integral part of its mission. [Our emphasis] Now, for the first time, National Geographic has compiled a digital archive of its entire editorial cartography collection — every map ever published in the magazine since the first issue in October 1888.

The collection is brimming with more than 6,000 maps (and counting), and you’ll have a chance to see some of the highlights as the magazine’s cartographers explore the trove and share one of their favorite maps each day.
Follow @NatGeoMaps on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to see what they discover. (The separate map archive is not available to the public, but subscribers can see them in their respective issues in the digital magazine archive.)

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Post Includes 14 Maps From the Archive, Including:

• 1888 First Map (From Inaugural Issue of Nat Geo)
• 1961 London Panorama Map
• 1957 Map Of The Heavens