Babylonian conception, 9th century BC, Babylon
Greek conception Link to heading
Herodotus’ map, 5th century BC, Greece
Ptolemy’s map, 2nd century AD, Roman Empire
Islamicate conception Link to heading
al-Balkhi’s map, 10th century, Abbasid Caliphate
al-Iṣṭakhrī’s map, 10th century, Abbasid Caliphate
Ibn Hawqal’s map, 10th century, Abbasid Caliphate
al-Masudi’s map, 10th century, Abbasid Caliphate
Tabula Rogeriana by al-Idrisi, 1154, Sicily
European conception Link to heading
Mappa mundi d’Albi, 8th century, France
Fra Mauro map, c. 1450, Venice
Asian conception Link to heading
Gangnido, 1402, Korea
Selden map, c. 1607, China