Tag Archives: World Maps

Top: A relatively modern map of the known world circa 1730, created by Dutch engraver Daniël Stopendaal. Bottom: A clay tablet featuring one of the earliest world maps, originating from sixth-century BCE Babylonia.
c. 600 BCE: The Evolution of World Mapping – From Ancient to Modern Times

Beginning over 4,500 years ago for local and regional trade, the art of mapmaking evolved with human curiosity and technological advancements. From the Babylonians' circular world maps to the Greeks' spherical conceptions, culminating in today's [...]