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Maps and mapping

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The earliest maps did not portray the world as it was, but instead reflected the beliefs od those who made them. As people learned more about the world around them, maps became more realistic. By the Age of Exploration in Europe, map making, or cartography was used extensively by ocean explorers to chart unfamiliar shores. Today, advances in modern technology ensure that no part of Earth’s surface remains unmapped.

Rock map – c.1500 BCE

Dots and lines carved on a rock face at Bedolina in northern Italy are believed to represent fields of crops, pathways, and houses. It is thought to be one of the oldest maps in existence.

Disc world – c.550 BCE

A map from ancient Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) is inscribed on a clay tablet. It shows the world as a disc surrounded by a ring of water, with the city of Babylon at the center

Greek geographer – c. 150 BCE

The Roman-Greek scholar Claudius Ptolemy writes, and eight-volume book entitled Geography. He is the first person to use a grid system of lines to map earth and to place north at the top.

Islamic map – 1154

The circular world map by al-idrisi, a Muslim geographer, shows south at the very top. Early live north of Mecca, and so prayed facing south. They therefore giving it importance at the top of the map.

Navigational maps – 1300s – 1500s

Maps called “portolans”, which show coastlines in detail, are in use in southern Europe. Seafarers can plot a course from port to port by following a network of lines.

American named – 1507

German mapmaker Martin Waldseemuller produces the first map of the world thar shows America as a separate continent. He supposedly names the land mass after Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.

Aztec map – 1542

In this Aztec map, Tenochtlian, the capital city destroyed by the Spanish territory in 1521, is represented by an eagle landing on a cactus. Today, this symbol appears on the flag of modern-day Mexico.

Scientific mapping – 1750-1815

Three generations of the cassini family are employed in making the Map of France, the first complete cartographic survey of a nation using modern surveying techniques.

Transportation map – 1913

Harry Beck’s map of the London Underground shows the transit network as a diagram. It does not reflect actual directions and distances, but it is very clear, which makes it easier to follow.

Ocean floor map – 1955-1977

Geologists Marie Tharp and Bruce Heezen create the first scientific map of the Earth’s ocean floor. It reveals a previously unknown landscape of marring ridges and trenches

Google earth – 2005

The computer program Google Earth is launched. It maps Earth by superimposing images obtained from satellites or aircrafts and allows users to zoom in on cities and landscapes on their mobile phone, tablet, or computer

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