Image ContributorThe SFS will see a reimagined Map of the Modern World class next semester. *Updated at 3:48 p.m. on Sept. 22.* The School of Foreign Service Curriculum Committee was presented with ...

In 1450, Venetian monk Fra Mauro created what cartography experts say may be the first known “modern” world map. Two hundred fifty years later, a copy was made that now resides in the ...

How Petroleum Shaped the Modern World: History on a Map. Posted: June 8, 2025 | Last updated: June 8, 2025. Petroleum has been one of the most transformative resources in modern history, reshaping ...

Why modern maps put everyone at the centre of the world. Published. 12 October 2012. Share. close panel. Share page. ... This 1795 world map splits the map into east and west hemispheres.

2. Over the passes of time, ancient picture that resembles more or less to the modern map which was created in the late 7th millennium BC was found in Çatalhoyuk, Anatolia (Modern Turkey).

Why modern maps put everyone at the centre of the world. Published. 12 October 2012. Share. close panel. Share page. ... This 1795 world map splits the map into east and west hemispheres.