Who was the first man to draw the map of earth ? - Aptitude Question 814

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Who was the first man to draw the map of earth ?
Answer: Anexemander

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abhishek maheshwari 7 years ago

The complete answer for your question.
Anaximander
Anaximander was the first human to draw the map of earth.
In 6th century BC, he drew a map of the then known world, assuming that the earth was cylindrical. The first Greek to draw a world map using the assumption of a spherical earth was Eratosthenes.
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