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Mar 1, 1154
Tabula Rogeriana
The Recreation for Him Who Wishes to Travel Through the Countries
Also written by Muhammad al-Idrisi, in order to assist explores who traveled through the Indian oceaninto Africa, Arabia, and the Far East -
Apr 1, 1300
The Majorcan cartographic school and the Normal Portolan Chart
The Majorcan school was (co-)responsible for the invention of the "Normal Portolan chart". It was a contemporary superior, detailed nautical model chart, gridded by compass lines. -
Oct 1, 1502
First Nautical Chart
with Latitude and Longitude -
Nov 1, 1504
Pedro Reinel
one of the first based on astronomical observations and to depict a scale of latitudes. -
Dec 1, 1570
Abraham Ortielus
created the "first modern atlas". -
Ancient Maps 600 BC
One of the earliest maps found in Egypt depecting the city of Nippur of Babylon -
The first GPS was launched
combining 31 satellites the US launched the first GPS system -
Book on the Apperances of Earth
Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī' wrote a book consisting of a list of 2402 coordinates of cities and other geographical features following a general introduction. -
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From Map Making to the Use of GPS
