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- The earliest known world map, scratched on clay tablets in ancient Babylon around 600 B.C., measures just five-by-three inches and shows the world as a flat disc surrounded by an ocean1. Greek philosopher Posidonius suggested a sling-shaped Earth with an estimated circumference that was three-quarters of its actual size2.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.History’s earliest known world map was scratched on clay tablets in the ancient city of Babylon sometime around 600 B.C. The star-shaped map measures just five-by-three inches and shows the world as a flat disc surrounded by an ocean, or “bitter river.”www.history.com/news/8-remarkable-early-mapsGreek philosopher Posidonius suggested that the Earth was sling-shaped, broad in the middle, with tapered ends and an estimated circumference that was three-quarters of its actual size, resulting in an ‘Oikoumene’ (inhabited world) that stretched halfway around a globe.vividmaps.com/ancient-maps-and-atlases/
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