Cartography

Making maps is a technique and study known as cartography. Since ancient times, it has been crucial for travel and navigation. The Greeks used the resources they possessed and gave cartography a fresh perspective, even though the first documented evidence of it dates to ancient Babylon in the ninth century BC. One of the greatest cartographers in history is an ancient Greek. Very a few of them, including Ptolemy, Eratosthenes, Skylax, Strabo, Ipparkhos, and Ekataios, are well-known, and their work is often only briefly addressed in cartography and geography courses across the world. One of the first early cartographers to produce a globe map was Anaximander. He made significant contributions to the fields of astronomy and geography. He was born between 611 and 610 BC.

In his writings, Aristotle mentions Anaximander and labels him as a follower of Thales' physical school of thinking. On his map, Anaximander depicted every settlement in existence. Ionia was located in the middle of the tablet-style map. It extended to the Pillars of Hercules in the west and was bordered on the east by the Caspian Sea. The north of the map is bordered by Middle Europe, and the south is marked by Ethiopia and the Nile.

Anaximander made significant contributions to geography and mapping, and his globe map was undoubtedly one of the greatest works of his period.