After mapmakers in 1507 first attached the label America to a massive world map printed in France, they began to have serious misgivings about their choice of words. A mere six years later ...

Governments frequently disagree over the names of places. Here’s how mapping apps have dealt with various feuds.

the name used since the early part of the 16th century — is now labeled the “Gulf of America.” Alonso Álvarez de Pineda made the first map labeling those waters as the Gulf of Mexico in 1519.

After mapmakers in 1507 first attached the label America to a massive world map printed in France, they began to have serious misgivings about their choice of words. A mere six years later ...