Ancient Geographical Systems by William Smith in 1874 - Herodotus, Ptolemy, Hecataeus, Eratosthenes World Maps indian ocean of which only a handful

of which only a handful of originals exist

Each detail has been preserved

covering much of North Africa to the west

almost 200 years ago

resulting in significant damage and loss of life

Ancient Geographical Systems by William Smith in 1874 - Herodotus, Ptolemy, Hecataeus, Eratosthenes World Maps indian ocean of which only a handfulThis wonderful old map of ancient Geographical Systems was originally published in 1874. It was created by William Smith. This map is composed of twelve separate maps that reflect the visions of different philosophers, polymaths and geographers throughout the last few thousand years. This map shows that cartography didn't really exist back then, with most countries having a wildly inaccurate shape, and North and South America have yet to be explored.