Maps are to open worlds what the buns are to a hamburger: the element that's taken for granted but holds the whole thing ...

Science: Ptolemy's 'Geography, ' c. AD 150 -- Exchange: Al-Idrīsī, AD 1154 -- Faith: Hereford 'Mappamundi, ' c. 1300 -- Empire: Kangnido World Map, 1402 ...

Parts of Asia and various small island nations are among the most densely populated countries in the world, according to data from the World Bank. The findings, mapped by Newsweek, show that while ...