how many years greeks took to prepare correct world maps using imaginary lines
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It dates back nearly 14,000 years. The ancient Greeks are usually considered the founders of scientific cartography. Greek scholars knew the general size and shape of Earth, and they developed the grid system of latitude and longitude.
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It took nearly 14000 years to prepare the correct world map.
Cartography
The art of creating or graphically representing a geographical area on surface such as chart or maps is usually known as cartography.
- The father of cartography was " Gerardus Mercator ".
- But the first cartographer of the world was " Anaximander " the ancient Greek.
- He created the first world map in 6 th century BC.
- Ancient Greeks were the earliest to create maps for navigation.
- After Anaximander created the first ever world map Greeks took 14000 years to create the correct world map with right longitude and latitudes.
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