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ERIC Number: EJ440266
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Part 2: the Earliest World Map, Babylonia, c. 500 B.C. European Cartography on the Eve of the Discoveries.
Danzer, Gerald A.
Social Education, v55 n5 p304-06 Sep 1991
Discusses a cuneiform Babylonian tablet from about 500 B.C., the earliest extant world map. Explores bases for contemporary interpretation of the map. Observes that the map contains representations found in later maps. Suggests that modern views of the world are no less culturally laden than much earlier perspectives were. (SG)
Descriptors: Ancient History, Archaeology, Cartography, Elementary Secondary Education, Maps, World History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General; Historical Materials
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Babylonia (Babylon); Cuneiform Writing