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1500 BCE
First Known Map
Early maps were created on clay tablets in Mesopotamia. The first known map was a city plan of a Mesopotamian city named Nippur. -
400 BCE
First Maps of the World
The ancient Babylonians created the first world maps. They were made on clay tablets and depicted the world in a flat, disk-shaped form. They only showed Babylonia and surrounding areas. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/404485001
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