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OpenHistoricalMap is the free wiki world map that lets you explore and edit the history of the world. You can browse maps by date, location, and theme, and see how places and events changed over time. Join the community of mappers and historians that contribute and maintain data about the past with OpenHistoricalMap.
- Strabo’s Map
- Eratosthenes’ Map
- Hecataeus’ Map
- Anaximander’s Map
- Babylonian Map of The World
- Turin Papyrus Map
- Abauntz Lamizulo Rock Map
- Lascaux Cave Star Map
- Mammoth Tusk Map
photo source: Wikimedia Commons The Greek geographer, philosopher, and historian Strabo is mostly known for his geographical encyclopedia titled Geographica(not to be confused with Eratosthenes’ work). Unlike other geographical works from the time period, nearly all of Strabo’s 17-volume work has survived and it great historical insight into this t...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons Although earlier Greeks created world maps and studied lands, Eratosthenesis known as the “father of geography” and is credited with inventing the discipline and coining the terminology still used today. Eratosthenes was not only a geographer, but he was also a mathematician and astronomer which helped him create a m...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons Hecataeus of Miletuswas the first known Greek historian and geographer. Hecataeus lived in the same city as Anaximander, who is credited with creating the first world map. However, they did not live at the same time but Hecataeus was inspired by Anaximander’s work and added improvements to his world map. Hecataeus’ v...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons Although there were older maps drawn in ancient times, the pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Anaximanderis 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 know...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons The Babylonian Map of the Worldis considered the oldest world map as the map depicted the known world at the time. The areas on the map are labeled and the clay tablet also contains a short and partially lost description written in cuneiform. The map is circular and features two outer defined circles. The center of t...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons The Turin Papyrus Mapis widely considered the oldest existing topographical map from the ancient world. The map was created around 1160 BCE and due to diligent ancient Egyptian record keeping, researchers know who drew the map and what it was for. The map was drawn by a well-known scribe Amennakhte and prepared for R...
photo source: The Daily Mail The map engraved into a hand-sized rock found in the Abauntz Lamizulo cave in the Navarre region of Spain is believed to be the oldest map ever found in Western Europe. The rock was initially discovered in 1994 but it took researchers about 15 years (2009) to decipher the meaning of the etched lines. According to the re...
photo source: ancient-wisdom.com The prehistoric paintings found in Lascaux cavesare some of the most beautiful and well-known pieces of art left by our ancestors. There are thousands of figures of animals, humans, and abstract signs in the paintings and many interpretations of what the paintings represent have been presented over the years. One of...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons The mammoth tusk map from the village of Pavlov in the Czech Republic is believed to be the oldest known map in the world.While archaeologists aren’t completely sure, the markings on the tusk may have depicted the landscape of Pavlov at the time. Researchers also think that the mammoth tusk was used as a hunting 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 69.6 cm × 44 cm (27.4 in × 17.3 in). It consists of the map itself, about 44 cm (17 in) in diameter, and ...
Jul 18, 2017 · The oldest known maps began to appear in about 2,300 B.C.E., carved into stone tablets. We’re not sure if any fake towns appear on the maps below, but here are six of the world's oldest or first ...
Jul 13, 2020 · Tabula Rogeriana or ‘The Map of Roger’ is a world map designed by the Arab geographer Muhammad al-Idrisi. Arab geographer worked on the explanations and illustrations of the map for 15 years at the court of the Norman King Roger II of Sicily. Muhammad al-Idrisi believed that the earth has a spherical shape.
Explore 8 old historical maps of Elba, AL from 1953 to now. Discover history with a hi-res interactive explorer. ... Elba, AL. 1971 print. 1:24000 scale ...
Sep 13, 2020 · Interactive Map Reveals How Your Hometown Moved Over Earth During Millions of Years. By Madeleine Muzdakis on September 13, 2020. New York City pinned on the Ancient Earth interactive map set to 120 million years ago. A new interactive map allows anyone to trace their hometown's geographic shifts through millions of years of Earth's history.
