Anaximander's Map is considered by some to be the first-ever world map, and alleged versions of it have been shared across ...

The cuneiform tablet from the 6th century BC shows an aerial view map of Mesopotamia — roughly modern-day Iraq — and what the Babylonians believed lay beyond the known world at the time.

A map is not merely a depiction of the boundaries between modern nation-states; it is deeply influenced by the perspective of its creator. Another aspect revolves around the history of the world ...