A brief history of maps

A brief history of the map, from prehistoric cave paintings to modern maps of the world.

People and places -Mapping - History of maps

Learning Points
Claudius Ptolemy's grid system allowed the curved surface of the Earth to be shown on a flat page.

On the Mercator map, some countries appear much larger than they should.

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