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History of Cartography
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Juan
⟶ Updated 9 Mar 2020 ⟶
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Anaximander created the first world map
The first map was created by the Babylonians
Alexander The Great's Empire discovered new regions of the asian continent
Greek Egyptyan Ptolemy created the most extensive view of the Western World
Muhammad Ibn Musa Al-Kwharzini discovered the indian ocean was wide open
Chinese created complex stone maps of river in detail
Arab cartographers corrected Ptolemies predictions and also navigated India and Central Asia
Italian scholars invented the portal in charts allowing better documentation for the coastlines and allowing for better trade routes
Europeans resumed investigation and the Age of Discovery begun