History of Cartography

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  • Map of Catal Hyuk
    6500 BCE

    Map of Catal Hyuk

  • Babylonian Clay Tablets
    3000 BCE

    Babylonian Clay Tablets

  • Map of Babylonian Empire
    600 BCE

    Map of Babylonian Empire

  • Pythagoras - Earth is a Sphere
    600 BCE

    Pythagoras - Earth is a Sphere

  • Eratosthenes - Circumference of the Earth
    200 BCE

    Eratosthenes - Circumference of the Earth

  • Hipparchus - Latitude Based on Sun
    150 BCE

    Hipparchus - Latitude Based on Sun

  • Ptolemy World Map
    150

    Ptolemy World Map

  • Fall of Rome
    476

    Fall of Rome

    Scientific Cartography Ceases in Europe
  • Al-Khwarizmi - Arab World Map
    830

    Al-Khwarizmi - Arab World Map

  • Al-Biruni Triangulation
    1030

    Al-Biruni Triangulation

  • Abraham Cresques World Map
    1375

    Abraham Cresques World Map

  • Gerardus Mercator - First Projection for Navigation
    1569

    Gerardus Mercator - First Projection for Navigation

  • Sextant Developed

    Sextant Developed

  • John Harrison Longitude at Sea

    John Harrison Longitude at Sea

  • Prime Meridian Greenwich

    Prime Meridian Greenwich

    International Meridian Conference Greenwich as the Prime Meridian
  • GIS and GPS

    GIS and GPS

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