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5 eras, 17 moments. Where legend meets archaeology.

Illustration for First maps

FIRST MAPS · c. 600 BCE – 500 CE

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c. 600 BCE

Babylonian world map

A clay tablet shows the world as a disc around Babylon.

Source: British Museum — Babylonian Map of the World

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