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100
Oldest Known Map dated 2300 B.C.
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100
Claudius Ptolemaeus 85 A.D.
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Period: 100 to 165
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.
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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.
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Jan 1, 1150
al-Idrisi's world map
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Period: Jan 1, 1201 to Jan 1, 1400
North Atlantic region is a Viking view from the 12th-14th centuries.
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Jan 1, 1250
Viking Map
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Jan 1, 1290
Hereford Mappamundi
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Jan 1, 1321
Vesconte's Map
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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.
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Jan 1, 1460
T-O Mappa Mundi
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Jan 1, 1511
Heart Shaped projection by Sylvanus
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Jan 1, 1569
Mercator's World Map (1569)
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S. Munster's Cosmographia (1588)
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Mecator's Polar Projection (1595)
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Period: to
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.
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Danish Kingdom map (1629)
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Historical Map of Asia (1728)
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Map of South America (1790)
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French map of the world (1819)
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Map of Iceland (1864)
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British world map (1897)
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Period: to
With the advancement of technology (computers and ultimatly GPS) chartography has advanced greatly to the point that maps are now interactive.
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Africa map (1909)
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German map (1930)
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Galveston, Texas Map (1970)
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GPS developed (1973)
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President Reagan makes GPS available for civilian use.
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GPS fully operational
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Chernobyl radiation map (1996)
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Google maps first annouced and available on google website
