History of Cartography
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Wurde aktualisiert: 9 Mär 2020
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Anaximander created the first world mapThe first map was created by the BabyloniansAlexander The Great's Empire discovered new regions of the asian continentGreek Egyptyan Ptolemy created the most extensive view of the Western WorldMuhammad Ibn Musa Al-Kwharzini discovered the indian ocean was wide openChinese created complex stone maps of river in detailArab cartographers corrected Ptolemies predictions and also navigated India and Central AsiaItalian scholars invented the portal in charts allowing better documentation for the coastlines and allowing for better trade routesEuropeans resumed investigation and the Age of Discovery begun
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