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 Eratosthen… See more

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 … See more

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 wor… See more

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… See more

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 … See more