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  2. Babylonian Map of the World - Wikipedia

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    The Babylonian Map of the World (also Imago Mundi or Mappa mundi) is a Babylonian clay tablet with a schematic world map and two inscriptions written in the Akkadian language. Dated to no earlier than the 9th century BC (with a late 8th or 7th century BC date being more likely), it includes a brief and partially lost textual description.

  3. History of cartography - Wikipedia

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    This atlas was the first attempt to systematically codify nautical maps. This chart-book combined an atlas of nautical charts and sailing directions with instructions for navigation on the western and north-western coastal waters of Europe. It was the first of its kind in the history of maritime cartography. [113] [114] [115] [116]

  4. Early world maps - Wikipedia

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    A Babylonian world map, known as the Imago Mundi, is commonly dated to the 6th century BCE. [5] The map as reconstructed by Eckhard Unger shows Babylon on the Euphrates , surrounded by a circular landmass including Assyria , Urartu ( Armenia ) [ 6 ] and several cities, in turn surrounded by a "bitter river" ( Oceanus ), with eight outlying ...

  5. File:Babylonian Map of the World, 700-500 BC.jpg - Wikipedia

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    English: Babylonian Map of the World, 700-500 BC Mesopotamia 1500-539 BC Gallery, British Museum, London, England, UK. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com.

  6. Middle Babylonian period - Wikipedia

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    This is in part because of the Assyrian control of Babylonia being unstable, and the continued similarities in material culture. [7] Some historians designate the Middle Babylonian period as having proceeded the collapse of the Kassite period (c. 1150 BC) and having ended in 626 BC, with the subsequent emergence of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. [7]

  7. Revolt of Babylon (626 BC) - Wikipedia

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    The Assyrian army failed to capture Babylon and Nabopolassar's garrison at Uruk also successfully repulsed them. [3] On November 22/23 626 BC, Nabopolassar was formally crowned as King of Babylon, the Assyrians having failed to capture and kill him, which restored Babylonia as an independent kingdom after more than a century of Assyrian rule. [3]

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    Seven countries, an ocean and over a thousand miles stand between them and their dreams for a future

  9. Babylonian World Map - Wikipedia

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