HAN DYNASTY TOPOGRAPHIC MAP. DATE: Before 168 B.C. MATERIAL: Ink on silk. DIMENSIONS: 3 feet by 3 feet. FOUND: Hunan, China. In 168 B.C., a lacquer box containing three maps drawn on silk was placed ...
The world’s oldest known geological map is a nine-foot-long papyrus from the Egyptian village of Deir el-Medina, home to the New Kingdom craftsmen who worked in the Valley of the Kings. Created by ...