Johannes Putsch’s 1533 map personified the continent as a queen and inspired a wave of mapmaking that depicted places as people, animals, and even plants. "Europa regina" ("Queen Europe") is ...

Here’s a map showing a longer period of time, from 1 A.D. to 2000 A.D., made using maps from Euratlas. At the beginning of the common era, Europe was dominated by the Roman Empire.

Europe's Oldest Map. Posted: August 18, 2024 | Last updated: August 18, 2024. A 4,000-year-old stone slab, first discovered over a century ago in France, may be the oldest known map in Europe ...