1st World Map

1st World Map. The earliest known world maps date to classical antiquity, the oldest examples of the 6th to 5th centuries BCE still based on the flat Earth paradigm The Cantino world map is the earliest acknowledged image of the Americas

photo source: Wikimedia Commons Although there were older maps drawn in ancient times, the pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Anaximander is often credited with being the first person to publish a map of the world Unlike earlier maps — which featured roads, towns, and other geological features — Anaximander chose to show all of the inhabited lands known to the ancient Greeks.

First World Map in Standard Atlas; Historic Cartography; Ortelius 1570 eBay

photo source: Wikimedia Commons Although there were older maps drawn in ancient times, the pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Anaximander is often credited with being the first person to publish a map of the world Unlike earlier maps — which featured roads, towns, and other geological features — Anaximander chose to show all of the inhabited lands known to the ancient Greeks. The Tabula Rogeriana remained among the world's most accurate maps for several centuries, but it may appear strange at first glance—in the tradition of Islamic cartographers, al-Idrisi drew it.

. The Tabula Peutingeriana is an extraordinary map depicting the road network of the Roman Empire from around the 4 th or 5 th century The Cantino world map is the earliest acknowledged image of the Americas

. The earliest known world maps date to classical antiquity, the oldest examples of the 6th to 5th centuries BCE still based on the flat Earth paradigm This only cartographic work made by a witness of the first journeys of Christopher Columbus to the Indies that have been preserved.