Wildlife of the northwest who depend on fire to survive, stories behind abandoned Oregon’s relic homesteads and a cartographer who sees map creation as art.

Mapmakers generally toil in obscurity, tending to the small details that help put landscapes in context. But public acclaim sometimes comes to the cartographer, bringing a reminder that people still ...

A century ago, National Geographic magazine started creating supplement maps, designed to adorn walls and explore every corner of our Earth in intricate detail. Here are some of the best.