Swedish archaeologists uncovered medieval monastery ruins in Derome, thanks to a history enthusiast's research of old maps ...

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and on the right is the proposed new symbol for foreign-language maps A Japanese proposal to stop using swastikas to identify temples on tourist maps has sparked a backlash. Japan's official map ...

The ancient symbol, marking temples on the Japanese maps, was used to denote religious buildings long before the Nazi regime. But the country’s tourism body has announced plans to update their ...

Map symbols show what can be found in an area ... A map is essential for telling us which direction to travel in. A four-point compass - The four main compass points are north, east, south ...

The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) has released a set of new standard symbols for foreign-language maps after criticism ... "To build a tourism-oriented nation and ensure smooth ...

The symbol that does this on Ordnance Survey maps is the lattice-work emblem of English Heritage ... and a train icon that shows a tourist railway. "You don't get as much sense of the area on an ...

The ancient Sanskrit symbol was used to denote ... It has prompted the country's tourism authorities to announce plans to update their maps, replacing the swastika with a more conventional image ...