600 BC · 6th century BC · Mesopotamia
Babylonian World Map
The Imago Mundi — earth as a disc ringed by the bitter river.
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Bibliography
- Harley, J. B. The New Nature of Maps: Essays in the History of Cartography. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.
- Brotton, Jerry. A History of the World in Twelve Maps. London: Allen Lane, 2012.