Chicago Field Museum exhibit to feature some of world’s most famous maps
CHICAGO – You have a world atlas on your desk. With a few mouse clicks, you can print out door-to-door directions via the Internet. Then there’s the GPS device mounted on your car’s windshield. With Americans possessing more tools than ever to help get them where they want to go, a major upcoming exhibit at the Field Museum will route how maps have changed over the centuries and how various cultures have chosen to depict the world. “Maps: Finding Our Place in the World,” opening Nov. 2, will feature more than 130 famous or prized maps.




