Though the ruling dealt with Texas’ congressional map, the majority opinion sent a strong signal about California’s new map.

In the far northeast of California lies a spot few have ever seen — a place with no road signs, no pavement, and no visitors. We set out to reach this hidden border monument, placed in 1872, where ...

If the map of de la Cosa really was created later than 1500, perhaps the true earliest map of “America” is Martin Waldseemüller's world map. Created in 1507, it is the first map to depict the Western ...