Ancient world maps cover depictions of the world from Classical times to the Age of Discovery and the emergence of modern Geography. This article describes the ancient classical period: for the classical period in music (second half of the 18th century): see Classical music era. ... For the computer wargame, Age of Discovery, see Global Diplomacy. ...

Antiquity

Babylonian world map

The oldest known world map is the Imago Mundi of 6th century BC Babylonia.[1] The map as reconstructed by Eckhard Unger shows Babylon on the Euphrates, surrounded by a circular landmass showing Assyria, Armenia and several cities, in turn surrounded by a "bitter river" (Oceanus), with seven islands arranged around it so as to form a seven-pointed star. (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) The 6th century BC started on January 1, 600 BC and ended on December 31, 501 BC. // Monument 1, an Olmec colossal head at La Venta The 5th and 6th centuries BC were a time of empires, but more importantly, a time... Babylonia was a state in the south part of Mesopotamia (in modern Iraq), combining the territories of Sumer and Akkad. ... Babylon (in Arabic: بابل; in Syriac: ܒܒܙܠ in Hebrew:בבל) was an ancient city in Mesopotamia (modern Al Hillah, Iraq), the ruins of which can be found in present-day Babil Province, about 80km south of Baghdad. ... Surfer Rosa The Euphrates (IPA: /juːˈfreɪtiːz/; Greek: Euphrátēs; Akkadian: Pu-rat-tu; Hebrew: פְּרָת Pĕrāth; Syriac: Prâth; Arabic: الفرات Al-Furāt; Turkish: Fırat; Kurdish: فرهات, Firhat, Ferhat, Azeri: Fərat) is the western of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia (the other... In the Middle Bronze Age Assyria was a region on the Upper Tigris river, named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur (Akkadian: ; Hebrew: , Aramaic: ). Later, as a nation and empire that came to control all of the Fertile Crescent, Egypt and much of Anatolia, the term Assyria... Oceanus, with his wife, Tethys, ruled the seas before Poseidon. ...

The accompanying text mentions seven outer regions beyond the encircling ocean. The descriptions of five of them have survived:

• the third island is where "the winged bird ends not his flight," i.e., cannot reach.
• on the fourth island "the light is brighter than that of sunset or stars": it lay in the northwest, and after sunset in summer was practically in semi-obscurity.
• The fifth island, due north, lay in complete darkness, a land "where one sees nothing," and "the sun is not visible."
• the sixth island, "where a horned bull dwells and attacks the newcomer"
• the seventh island lay in the east and is "where the morning dawns."

Anaximander

reconstruction of Anaximander's map

Anaximander (died ca. 546 BC) is credited with having created the first map of the world, which was circular in form and showed the known lands of the world grouped around the Aegean Sea at the center. This was all surrounded by the ocean. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Anaximander Possibly what Anaximanders map looked like Anaximander (Greek: Αναξίμανδρος)(c. ... Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC Decades: 590s BC - 580s BC - 570s BC - 560s BC - 550s BC - 540s BC - 530s BC - 520s BC - 510s BC - 500s BC - 490s BC Events and Trends 548 BC -- Croesus, Lydian king, defeated by Cyrus. ...

Hecataeus

reconstruction of Hecataeus' map

Hecataeus (died ca. 476 BC) is credited with a work entitled Ges Periodos ("Travels round the Earth" or "World Survey'), in two books each organized in the manner of a periplus, a point-to-point coastal survey. One on Europe, is essentially a periplus of the Mediterranean, describing each region in turn, reaching as far north as Scythia. The other book, on Asia, is arranged similarly to the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea of which a version of the 1st century CE survives. Hecataeus described the countries and inhabitants of the known world, the account of Egypt being particularly comprehensive; the descriptive matter was accompanied by a map, based upon Anaximander’s map of the earth, which he corrected and enlarged. The work only survives in some 374 fragments, by far the majority being quoted in the geographical lexicon Ethnika compiled by Stephanus of Byzantium. Image File history File links Hecataeus_world_map-en. ... Image File history File links Hecataeus_world_map-en. ... Hecataeus (c. ... Centuries: 4th century BC - 5th century BC - 6th century BC Decades: 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC - 470s BC - 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC Years: 481 BC 480 BC 479 BC 478 BC 477 BC _ 476 BC _ 475 BC... A periplus in the ancient navigation of Phoenicians, Greeks, and Romans is a manuscript document that lists in order the ports and coastal landmarks, with approximate distances between, that the captain of a vessel could expect to find along a shore. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... Approximate extent of Scythia and Sarmatia in the 1st century BC (the orange background shows the spread of Eastern Iranian languages, among them Scytho-Sarmatian). ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... Names, routes and locations of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. ... For the acronyms, see MAP and MAPS. A map is a symbolized depiction of a space which highlights relations between components (objects, regions, themes) of that space. ... Anaximander Possibly what Anaximanders map looked like Anaximander (Greek: Αναξίμανδρος)(c. ... Stephanus Byzantinus (Stephanus of Byzantium), the author of a geographical dictionary entitled Εθνικα (Ethnica), of which, apart from some fragments, we possess only the meagre epitome of one Hermolaus. ...

Eratosthenes

1883 reconstruction of Eratosthenes' map.^[1]

Eratosthenes (276-194 BCE) drew an improved world map, incorporating information from the campaigns of Alexander the Great and his successors. Asia become wider, reflecting the new understanding of the actual size of the continent. Eratosthenes was also the first geographer to incorporate parallels and meridians within his cartographic depictions.
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Ptolemy

15th century reconstruction of Ptolemy's map

Main article: Ptolemy world map

The Ptolemy world map is a map based on the description of the world contained in Ptolemy's book Geographia, written Circa 150. Although authentic maps of Ptolemy have never been found, the Geographia contains thousands of references to various parts of the old world, with coordinates for most, which allowed cartographers to reconstruct Ptolemy's world view when the manuscript was re-discovered around 1300.
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Tabula Peutingeriana

The Tabula Peutingeriana (Peutinger table) is an itinerarium showing the cursus publicus, the road network in the Roman Empire. The original map dates from the 4th century. It covers Europe, parts of Asia (India) and North-Africa. The map is named after Konrad Peutinger, a German 15-16th century humanist and antiquarian. The map was discovered in a library in Worms by Conrad Celtes, who was unable to publish his find before his death, and bequeathed the map in 1508 to Peutinger. It is conserved at the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Hofburg, Vienna. The Tabula Peutingeriana (Peutinger table) is an itinerarium showing the cursus publicus, the road network in the Roman Empire. ... An itinerarium (plural: itineraria) was an Ancient Roman road map. ... Cursus publicus was the courier service of the Roman Empire. ... Motto Senatus Populusque Romanus (SPQR) The Roman Empire at its greatest extent. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 4th century was that century which lasted from 301 to 400. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Konrad Peutinger (1465 - 1547), German humanist and antiquarian, was born at Augsburg. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... Wormser Dom Worms (pronounced ) is a city in the southwest of Germany. ... Conrad Celtes (February 1, 1459 - February 4, 1508) was a German Humanist scholar. ... Austrian National Library with 7. ... Hofburg Neue Burg section, seen from Heldenplatz. ...

   

The Tabula Peutingeriana, from England in the west, to India in the east.

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Middle Ages

From a 12th c. copy of Etymologiae.

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Isidore

Main article: T and O map

The medieval T and O maps originate with the description of the world in the Etymologiae of Isidore of Sevilla (died 636). This qualitative and conceptual type of medieval cartography represents only the top-half of a spherical Earth.^[2] It was presumably tacitly considered a convenient projection of the inhabited portion of the world known in Roman and Medieval times (that is, the northern temperate half of the globe). The T is the Mediterranean, dividing the three continents, Asia, Europe and Africa, and the O is the surrounding Ocean. Jerusalem was generally represented in the center of the map. Asia was typically the size of the other two continents combined. Because the sun rose in the east, Paradise (the Garden of Eden) was generally depicted as being in Asia, and Asia was situated at the top portion of the map.
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The world map from the Saint-Sever Beatus.

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Beatus Mappa Mundi (1050 CE)

Main article: Beatus of Liébana

Beatus of Liébana (c. 730 - 798) was a Spanish monk and theologian. He corresponded with Alcuin, and took part in the Adoptionist controversy, criticizing the views of Felix of Urgel and Elipandus of Toledo. He is best remembered today as the author of his Commentary on the Apocalypse, published in 776. The Commentary also contained one of the oldest Christian world maps. Although the original manuscript and map has not survived, copies of the map survives in several of the extant manuscripts.
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Map from Mahmud al-Kashgari's Diwanu Lughat at-Turk, showing the 11th century distribution of Turkic tribes.

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Mahmud al-Kashgari (1072 CE)

Qarakhanid scholar Mahmud al-Kashgari compiled a "Compendium of the languages of the Turks" in the 11th century. The manuscript is illustrated with a "Turkocentric" world map, oriented with east on top, centered on the Taklamakan Desert and the Altai, showing the Caspian Sea to the north, and Iraq, Azerbaijan, Yemen and Egypt to the west, China and Japan to the east, Hindustan, Kashmir, Gog and Magog to the south. The world is shown as encircled by the ocean. [2] The Muslim, Turkic Kara-Khanid Khanate is not to be confused with the Sinitic, Khitan Kara-Khitan Khanate. ... Map from Kashgaris Diwan, showing the distribution of Turkic tribes. ... The Taklamakan is a desert of Central Asia, in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... For the republic in Russia, see Altai Republic. ... The Caspian Sea (Russian: Каспийское море; Kazakh: Каспий теңізі; Turkmen: Hazar deňizi; Azeri: XÉ™zÉ™r dÉ™nizi; Persian: دریای خزر Daryā-ye Khazar) is the largest lake on Earth by area[2], with a surface area of 371,000 square kilometers (143,244 sq mi) and a volume of 78,200 cubic kilometers (18... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Kashmir (or Cashmere) may refer to: Kashmir region, the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent India, Kashmir conflict, the territorial dispute between India, Pakistan, and the China over the Kashmir region. ... The tradition of Gog and Magog begins in the Hebrew Bible with the reference to Magog, son of Japheth, in the Book of Genesis and continues in cryptic prophecies in the Book of Ezekiel, which are echoed in the Book of Revelation and in the Quran. ...

The map is now kept at the Pera Museum in Istanbul.

The world map of Al-Idrisi

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Al-Idrisi Mappa Mundi (1154 CE)

Main article: Muhammad al-Idrisi

Arab geographer Al-Idrisi's incorporated the knowledge of Africa and the Indian Ocean gathered by Arab merchants and explorers with the information inherited from the classical geographers to create one of the most accurate maps of the world to date.
Al-Idrisis world map from 1154. ... Languages Arabic other minority languages Religions Predominantly Sunni Islam, as well as Shia Islam, Greek Orthodoxy, Greek Catholicism, Roman Catholicism, Alawite Islam, Druzism, Ibadi Islam, and Judaism Footnotes a Mainly in Antakya. ... Al_Idrisis world map from 1154. ...

Hereford Mappa Mundi (1300)

The Hereford Mappa Mundi

Main article: Hereford Mappa Mundi

The Hereford Mappa Mundi is a T and O map dating to ca. 1300. The map is signed by one "Richard of Haldingham or Lafford". Drawn on a single sheet of vellum, it measures 158 cm by 133 cm. The writing is in black ink, with additional red and gold, and blue or green for water (with the Red Sea coloured red).
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Kangnido world map (1402)

Main article: Kangnido map

The Kangnido (the full Hanja name means "Historical Emperors and Kings Integrated Map of Countries and Cities") is a map of the world made in Korea in 1402, by Kim Sa-hyeong (김사형:金士衡), Yi Mu (이무:李茂) and Yi Hoe (이회:李撓). The map was created in the second year of the reign of Taejong of Joseon, preceding the first European voyages of exploration. It is 158.5 cm by 168.0 cm, painted on silk. The Kangnido map (Integrated Historical Map of Countries and Cities), was made in Korea from Chinese source material in 1402, by Kim Sa-hyeong (김사형:金士衡), Yi Mu (이무:李茂) and Yi Hoe (이회). The map depicts the totality of the Old World, from Europe and Africa in the west, to Korea and Japan in... Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. ... Korea (Korean: 한국 in South Korea or ì¡°ì„  in North Korea, see below) is a geographic area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. ... Events September 14 - Battle of Homildon Hill. ... Yi Mu is a name borne by several Korean people: Yi Mu (early Joseon) (1355-1409), a scholar-official of the early Joseon Dynasty. ... Taejong was the third king of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea and the father of King Sejong the Great. ...

The Kangnido world map (1402).

The Mongol Empire connected the western Islamic world with the Chinese sphere. It enabled the integration of advanced Islamic science and traditional Chinese knowledge. In 1286 Jamāl al-Dīn made Khubilai Khan a proposal for merging several maps of the empire into a single world map, and it resulted in the Tianxia Dili Zongtu (天下地理總圖; now lost). Since most of the official maps are lost, relatively new manuscripts of private, supposedly less accurate maps are known today. The most famous one is the Kangnido (1402), a Korean variant preserved in Japan. Download high resolution version (1739x1615, 2623 KB)The Korean Kangnido map (1402). ... Download high resolution version (1739x1615, 2623 KB)The Korean Kangnido map (1402). ... Expansion of the Mongol Empire Another picture of Mongol Empire The Mongol Empire (Mongolian: Их Монгол Улс, literally meaning Greater Mongol Nation; 1206–1405) was the largest contiguous land empire in history, covering over 33 million km² [1] (12 million square miles) at its peak, with an estimated population of over 100 million... Jamal ad-Din, also spelt Jamal ud-Din, was a 13th-century Persian astronomer. ... Kublai Khan or Khubilai Khan (1215 - 1294), Mongol military leader, was Khan (1260-1294) of the Mongol Empire and founder and first Emperor (1279-1294) of the Yuan Dynasty. ... The Kangnido map (Integrated Historical Map of Countries and Cities), was made in Korea from Chinese source material in 1402, by Gim Sa-hyeong (김사형:金士衡), Li Mu (이무:李茂) and Li Hoi (이회). The map describes the totality of the Old World, from Europe and Africa in the west, to Korea and Japan in...

Like Istakhri's and al-Idrisi's, maps of the Mongol Empire depict Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Europe. They shown China in the way traditional Chinese ones do but also reflect the information of South Asia gathered by Muslim merchants.

De Virga world map (1411-1415)

The De Virga world map (1411-1415).

Main article: De Virga world map

The De Virga world map was made by Albertinus de Virga between 1411 and 1415. Albertin de Virga, a Venetian, is also known for a 1409 map of the Mediterranean, also made in Venice. The world map is circular, drawn on a piece of parchment 69.6x44 cm. It consists of the map itself, about 44 cm in diameter, and an extension containing a calendar and two tables.
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Bianco world map (1436)

Main article: Bianco world map

The Bianco map (1436).

Andrea Bianco's atlas of 1436 comprises ten leaves of vellum, measuring 29 X 38 cm., in an 18th century binding. The first leave contains a description of the Rule of Marteloio for resolving the course, with the "circle and square", two tables and two other diagrams. The next eight leaves contain various navigation charts. The ninth leave contains a circular world map measuring 25 cm in circumference. And the final leave contains the Ptolemaic world map on Ptolemy's first projection, with graduation. Some believe Bianco's maps were the first to correctly portray the coast of Florida, as a macro-peninsula is attached to a large island labeled Antillia. Bianco also collaborated with Fra Mauro on the Fra Mauro world map of 1459. The Bianco map (1436). ... Image File history File links Biancomap. ... Image File history File links Biancomap. ... Antillia (or Antilia) was a phantom island said to lie in the Atlantic Ocean far to the west of Spain. ... The 1459 Fra Mauro map (south is at the top). ...

Fra Mauro world map (1459)

The Fra Mauro map (1459).

Main article: Fra Mauro map

The Fra Mauro map was made between 1457 and 1459 by the Venetian monk Fra Mauro. It is a circular planisphere drawn on parchment and set in a wooden frame, about 2 meters in diameter. The original world map was made by Fra Mauro and his assistant Andrea Bianco, a sailor-cartographer, under a commission by king Alfonso V of Portugal. The map was completed on April 24, 1459, and sent to Portugal, but did not survive to the present day. Fra Mauro died the next year while he was making a copy of the map for the Seignory of Venice, and the copy was completed by Andrea Bianco.
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After 1492

Map of Juan de la Cosa

Further information: Age of Discovery

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Juan de la Cosa map (1500)

Juan de la Cosa, a Spanish cartographer, explorer and conquistador, born in Santoña in the northern independent province of Cantabria, made several maps of which the only survivor is the Mappa Mundi of 1500. It is the first known European cartographic representation of the Americas. Of special interest is the outline of Cuba, which Christopher Columbus never believed to be an island. It is now in the Museo Naval in Madrid. Reproductions of it are given by Humboldt in his Atlas géographique et physique.
Juan de la Cosa Map of Juan de la Cosa Juan de la Cosa (c. ... See also explorations, sea explorers, astronaut, conquistador, travelogue, the History of Science and Technology and Biography. ... Conquistadors (Spanish: []) (English: Conqueror) were Spanish soldiers, explorers and adventurers who invaded and conquered much of the Americas and Asia Pacific, bringing them under Spanish colonial rule between the 15th and 17th centuries, starting with the 1492 settlement by Christopher Columbus in what is now the Bahamas // Hernán Cort... Santoña is a village in the western coast the autonomous community of Cantabria, on the north coast of Spain. ... 1500 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map showing the Americas CIA political map of the Americas The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World consisting of the continents of North America[1] and South America with their associated islands and regions. ... Christopher Columbus (1451 – May 20, 1506) was a navigator and maritime explorer credited as the discoverer of the Americas. ... Motto: (Spanish for From Madrid to Heaven) Location Coordinates: , Country Spain Autonomous Community Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid Province Madrid Administrative Divisions 21 Neighborhoods 127 Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Jimémez (PP) Area  - Land 607 km² (234. ...

Map of Pietro Coppo, Venice, published in 1520

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Cantino world map (1502)

Main article: Cantino planisphere

The Cantino planisphere is the earliest surviving map showing Portuguese discoveries in the east and west. It is named after Alberto Cantino, an agent for the Duke of Ferrara, who successfully smuggled it from Portugal to Italy in 1502. The map is particularly notable for portraying a fragmentary record of the Brazilian coast, accidentally discovered in 1500 by the Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral and subsequently explored by Gonçalo Coelho and Amerigo Vespucci.
The Cantino planisphere is the earliest surviving map showing Portuguese discoveries in the east and west. ... Ferrara is a city in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, capital city of the province of Ferrara. ... 1502 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pedro Álvares Cabral. ... Gonçalo Coelho (15th century/16th century), Portuguese explorer of the South Atlantic and of the South American coast (expedition to Brazil and further south in 1502). ... Amerigo Vespucci Amerigo Vespucci (March 9, 1454 -February 22, 1512) was an Italian merchant, explorer and cartographer. ...

The Piri Reis map by Piri Reis in 1513

Download high resolution version (800x1075, 188 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Piri Reis Map Categories: Author died more than 100 years ago public domain images ... Download high resolution version (800x1075, 188 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Piri Reis Map Categories: Author died more than 100 years ago public domain images ... The Piri Reis map The Piri Reis map is a famous premodern world map created by 16th century Ottoman-Turkish admiral and cartographer Piri Reis. ... Piri Reis (originally Hadji Muhammad) was an Ottoman admiral born around 1465, in Gallipoli on the Dardanelles. ...

Piri Reis map (1513)

Main article: Piri Reis map

The Piri Reis map is a famous world map created by 16th century Ottoman Turkish admiral and cartographer Piri Reis. The map shows part of the western coasts of Europe and North Africa with reasonable accuracy, and the coast of Brazil is also easily recognizable. Various Atlantic islands including the Azores and Canary Islands are depicted, as is the mythical island of Antillia. The map is noteworthy for its depiction of a southern landmass, also shown on other sixteenth century manuscript and printed maps, that some controversially claim is evidence for early awareness of the existence of Antarctica. The Piri Reis map The Piri Reis map is a famous premodern world map created by 16th century Ottoman-Turkish admiral and cartographer Piri Reis. ... Motto دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1680, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299–1326) Bursa (1326–65) Edirne (1365–1453) Constantinople (Ä°stanbul, 1453–1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish Government Monarchy [[Category:Former monarchies}}|Ottoman Empire, 1299]] Sultans  - 1281–1326... Piri Reis (originally Hadji Muhammad) was an Ottoman admiral born around 1465, in Gallipoli on the Dardanelles. ... Motto (Portuguese for Rather die free than in peace subjugated) Anthem  (national)  (local) Capital Ponta Delgada1 Angra do Heroísmo2 Horta3 Largest city Ponta Delgada Official languages Portuguese Government Autonomous region  -  President Carlos César Establishment  -  Settled 1439   -  Autonomy 1976  Area  -  Total 2,333 km² (n/a) 911 sq mi... Anthem: Arrorró Capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 13th  7,447 km²  1. ... Antillia (or Antilia) was a phantom island said to lie in the Atlantic Ocean far to the west of Spain. ...

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Category:Maps of the world before Columbus

• History of cartography
• Mappa mundi
• World map
• Here be dragons
• Terra Incognita
• Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, considered to be the first true modern atlas.
• Vinland Map, a 15th century map of disputed authenticity
• Caverio map, made in 1505.
• Waldseemüller map, made in 1507; a corrected version was released in 1513.
• Piri Reis map, made in 1513 (based on 20 older maps).
• Johannes Schöner globe, made in 1520.
• The "Zheng He map", a world map dated to the 17th century but claimed to be a copy of an early 15th century map.
• Nebra sky disk, a Bronze Age "map" of the cosmos.

• Web mapping

Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Cartography or mapmaking (in Greek chartis = map and graphein = write) has been an integral part of the human story for a long time (maybe 8,000 years - nobody knows exactly, but longer than written words). ... The Hereford Mappa Mundi, about 1300, Hereford Cathedral, England. ... Physical world map (2004) with country borders and capitals—click for large, 1. ... The origin Old mapmakers formerly placed the phrase here be dragons (lt. ... Terra incognita is a term used in exploration for unknown territory that has not been mapped or documented. ... Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World) is considered to be the first true modern atlas. ... The Vinland map. ... The Caverio Map (1505) (aka, Caviri Map, Canerio Map). ... The Waldseemüller map (1507) . The map depicts Americas, Africa, Europe and Asia. ... The Piri Reis map The Piri Reis map is a famous premodern world map created by 16th century Ottoman-Turkish admiral and cartographer Piri Reis. ... German astronomer and cartographer Johannes Schöner (1477-1547) made some of the oldest globes. ... A modern illustration of Zheng He, by an unidentified artist. ... Diagram of the disk in its current condition (a star and a part of the full moon was restored). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

External links

• Ancient Atlas PDF
• Index of Maps of the Early Medieval Period 400-1300 A.D
• Mapping History - a learning resource from the British Library
• Geography And Map Reading Room at the Library of Congress