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Imago Mundi: Babylonian Map of The World
A bit before the time Anaximander was conceptualizing his idea of a spheric world floating in space, some other bloke, possibly the son of Iṣṣuru the descendant of Ea-bēl-ilī was busy turning stones into documents in the humble hood of Mesopotamia. Little did their sophisticated, parchment-inking, perhaps condescending, Greek neighbours know, this map actually stood the test of time.
Oldest Map In The World: The Mammoth Tusk Map
In 1962 a bunch of archeologists dug up a scratched up mammoth tusk around Pavlov, Czech Republic. Now, these and some other folks think this may be the oldest representation of documented spatial awareness dumped into some form of a proto-map, created during the Upper Paleolithic period.
Anaximander’s Map of The Known World (c. 610 — 546 BCE)
Anaximander was a Greek philosopher who did his thing around the 6th century BCE. He is credited with creating one of the earliest known maps of the (known) world. For its time a groundbreaking work. And even though it’s been lost to time, it has left its indelible mark on the history of geography, cartography and scientific thought.
How To Make Money Drawing Maps (An Updated Comprehensive Guide) | Part 1
Fantasy cartography isn’t gold mine. Chances are you are doing this because you love fantastic worlds and/or TTRPG of some sort. If you’re in this for the dough, I might have some bad news for you. In any case, go create, do what you love, hone your skill and build your portfolio. If you want to make money creating maps, create maps.
