Anaximander's Map is considered by some to be the first-ever world map, and alleged versions of it have been shared across social media channels since at least 2020, from Instagram and Reddit to ...

The earliest Greek known to have made a map of the world was Anaximander. In 6th century BC, he drew a map of the then known world, assuming that the earth was cylindrical.

Meanwhile, in Greece, the Milesian philosopher Anaximander pursued a similar goal: to map the whole world. His original work is lost to history, but scholars have tried to reconstruct it using ...

The first known map was created on clay tablets as far back as 600 BC with the first world map created by Greek academic Anaximander in the 6th century BC. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT ...

A recreation of Anaximander’s map, one of the first attempts to map the world. Wikimedia Commons. Maps have always been about depicting the world and helping us navigate through it.

This world is then contrasted with the contributions of Anaximander: on the nature of atmospheric phenomena, such as the cycle of rainwater; the origins of humans and the universe (he suggested ...

Anaximander. By Carlo Rovelli. Translated by Marion Lignana Rosenberg. Riverhead Books; 272 pages; $18. Allen Lane; £16.99. O f the three men usually credited with founding the disciplines of ...

Anaximander's Map is considered by some to be the first-ever world map, and alleged versions of it have been shared across social media channels since at least 2020, from Instagram and Reddit to ...