Claudius Ptolemaeus depicted the Old World from 85-165 A.D. He wrote a monumental work, Guide to Geography, which remained an authorative reference on world geography until the Renaissance.
Period: Jan 1, 1101 to Jan 1, 1200
In the Medieval Times, European maps were heavily influenced by religion. The T-O map was common.
Jan 1, 1150
al-Idrisi's world map
Period: Jan 1, 1201 to Jan 1, 1400
North Atlantic region is a Viking view from the 12th-14th centuries.
Jan 1, 1250
Viking Map
Jan 1, 1290
Hereford Mappamundi
Jan 1, 1321
Vesconte's Map
Period: Feb 13, 1400 to
Age of Exploration takes place during the 15th-16th Centuries. Printing made maps more avaliable and Sebastian Munster's book Geographica(1540) became the standard for maps of the world.
Jan 1, 1460
T-O Mappa Mundi
Jan 1, 1511
Heart Shaped projection by Sylvanus
Jan 1, 1569
Mercator's World Map (1569)
S. Munster's Cosmographia (1588)
Mecator's Polar Projection (1595)
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With the application of science methods, chartography became more realistic and reliable during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. Until the advent of aerial photography during WW I the much of the world was not known.
Danish Kingdom map (1629)
Historical Map of Asia (1728)
Map of South America (1790)
French map of the world (1819)
Map of Iceland (1864)
British world map (1897)
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With the advancement of technology (computers and ultimatly GPS) chartography has advanced greatly to the point that maps are now interactive.
Africa map (1909)
German map (1930)
Galveston, Texas Map (1970)
GPS developed (1973)
President Reagan makes GPS available for civilian use.
GPS fully operational
Chernobyl radiation map (1996)
Google maps first annouced and available on google website
