Cartographers have created maps that showcase the diversity of the world’s population in unique ways.
World maps
Maps and GIS
Cordiform: Heart-Shaped Map Projections
Heart shaped map projections are known as cordiform map projections which is derived from the Latin “cor” for heart and form for shape.
Maps and GIS
The Oldest Known Map of the World
The oldest known world map is the Babylonian Map of the World known as the Imago Mundi. This map dates back to the 5th century BCE. This map, found in southern Iraq in a city called Sippar, shows a small bit of the known world as the Babylonians knew it centuries […]