Instead, arm yourself with the stats seen in these cool maps of Europe. After all, who knows what geography questions they'll help answer at the next trivia night? Although not as common as in the ...

In the late 18th century, Poland disappeared from the political map of Europe and didn’t return until over a century later. But is the map the territory? Where was Poland when it wasn’t there? Culture ...

How JMW Turner helped shape the modern holiday map of Europe Travel was a crucial inspiration for the art of Turner, born 250 years ago – and in turn his paintings inspired the beginnings of tourism ...

The journeys of 15th- and 16th-century European explorers are depicted on Cantino’s map including Vasco da Gama’s first voyage in search of a sea route to India (1497-99) and the “discovery ...