![]() ![]() Still others make a famous map, then disappear from history forever. Others become famous, then create equally famous works for royalty, nobility, or well-known explorers of their time. Many cartographers only become famous for their contributions to the art and science of cartography after they’ve created a masterpiece. Sometimes, maps become more famous than their makers. It is also know the early representation of maps and routes by the old Egyptians on papyrus, but due to the short life of this type of surface, few evidences made it to our time. The oldest recorded route that we have evidence is a 9ft wall painting, found in 1963 of a town plan, showing buildings and a volcano, found in Anatolia, dated 6100-6300BC. Some of the cave paintings and other representations on bones and artifacts, which used to be viewed as mere artistic representations, have turned to be, according to the latest investigations, maps of hunting areas, streams, routes, and even maps of the stars. The fascination and interest for the world that we inhabit, has been inherent to human nature since prehistoric times. ![]()
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