A new Cambridge study reveals how the first Bible ever printed with a map, released in 1525 with the Holy Land accidentally reversed, ended up transforming far more than biblical illustration. The ...

A backwards 1525 Bible map helped shape modern borders, influencing how we imagine territory, nations, and political space ...

The first printed Bible to include a map of the Holy Land appeared roughly 500 years ago, yet its vision of where sacred ...

Religious maps from the 1300s showing tribal Israel inadvertently became the blueprint for how later mapmakers drew political ...

Coloring the world into tidy blocks with sharp edges feels natural today. Nations look solid on a classroom map.

Five hundred years ago, a Bible accidentally printed with a backwards map of the Holy Land sparked a revolution in how people imagined geography, borders, and even nationhood. Despite the blunder, the ...

Understanding the Bible’s cultural and historical influence gives Texas students essential context for literature and civic ...

Five hundred years ago the first Bible featuring a map was published. The anniversary has passed uncelebrated, but it transformed the way that Bibles were produced. The map appeared in Christopher ...

The first Bible to feature a map of the Holy Land was published 500 years ago in 1525. The map was initially printed the ...

The first ever map in the Bible revolutionised map-making despite being printed the wrong way round, a new study reveals.

My wife, Anna, and I returned from a trip to the Holy Land towards the end of last month. We spent about 10 days in the region including travel time. This was our third trip to the region. Tourists ...