There are many treasures to glean from a glance at a beautifully wrought antique map -- just don't expect that any sailor worth his salt ever actually used one while at sea. "Sailors wanted clean ...

A rare antique map of the world found during building work has returned to Aberdeenshire after being saved by conservation experts. The map, found in the 1980s, was identified as a late 17th century ...

Back when mapmaking was still a fledgling profession in the U.S., cartographers had a trick up their sleeves: they would insert fake towns into the maps they drew. Not to screw up travelers trying to ...

FROM the work of cartographers who first charted the Philippines in the 16 th century to World War II maps used by Japanese or American forces for wartime strategy, Gallery of Prints has remained a ...

Furniture, jewellery, sculptures, paintings, even objects like betel nut crackers that are at least 100 years old, and have aesthetic and historical significance, qualify as antiques. Here's how you ...