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History of geography

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People like to learn about Earth.

PtolemyWorldMap.jpg
PtolemyWorldMap.jpg
They draw maps to show places. Long ago, people wrote about the land. This helps us see the world. Do you like looking at maps?

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File:Hecataeus world map-en.svg
Hecataeus world map-en.svg
File:PtolemyWorldMap.jpg
PtolemyWorldMap.jpg
File:Western Han Mawangdui Silk Map.JPG
Western Han Mawangdui Silk Map.JPG
File:Tabula Rogeriana 1929 copy by Konrad Miller.jpg
Tabula Rogeriana 1929 copy by Konrad Miller.jpg
File:Marco Polo portrait.jpg
Marco Polo portrait.jpg
File:Tabula hungariae.jpg
Tabula hungariae.jpg
File:Waldseemuller map 2.jpg
Waldseemuller map 2.jpg
File:"Asia," from 'Relazioni Universali', by Giovanni Botero (1544-1617), c.1591-98 and later editions the whole map*;.jpg
"Asia," from 'Relazioni Universali', by...
File:Humboldt.jpg
Humboldt.jpg
File:Orbe Europa.png
Orbe Europa.png
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