This story appears in the November 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. America has had two great ... United States4,690,000 sq mi MAPS: RYAN MORRIS, NGM STAFF; THEODORE A.

which evolved into today’s National Geographic Maps. As in the past, our cartographers continue to illustrate the world around us through the art and science of mapmaking. We adhere to this long ...

The first map of the United States drawn and printed in America by an American was ... the library's curator of geography and maps. In a flourish, Buell banished the word "New" from a number ...

we are updating Bing Maps to reflect the Geographic Names Information System's nomenclature in the United States, which includes changing the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in the US." ...

will see Gulf of America on the company's maps. A Congressional Research Service report on how and where geographical name changes apply specifically says that "private companies such as Google ...