{"id":13192,"date":"2025-05-22T08:58:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T13:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/?p=13192"},"modified":"2026-04-02T09:01:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:01:01","slug":"world-map-194-bce","status":"publish","type":"map","link":"https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/map\/world-map-194-bce\/","title":{"rendered":"World Map (194 BCE)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-container ugb-container ugb-31d465b ugb-container--v2 ugb-container--design-plain ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-31d465b-wrapper > .ugb-container__side{align-items:center !important}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-31d465b-content-wrapper.ugb-container__content-wrapper{width:75% !important}.ugb-31d465b.ugb-container{padding-left:60px !important}}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-31d465b > .ugb-inner-block > .ugb-block-content > *{padding-top:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-container__wrapper ugb-31d465b-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-container__side\"><div class=\"ugb-container__content-wrapper ugb-31d465b-content-wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-container ugb-container ugb-9406a1f ugb-container--v2 ugb-container--design-plain ugb-main-block\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-9406a1f > .ugb-inner-block > .ugb-block-content > *{padding-bottom:0px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-container__wrapper ugb-9406a1f-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-container__side\"><div class=\"ugb-container__content-wrapper ugb-9406a1f-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<h4>This map represents the reconstructed worldview of Eratosthenes of Cyrene (c. 276\u2013194 BCE), the Greek mathematician, geographer, and head librarian of the Library of Alexandria. The map is a modern reproduction (engraved by Bunbury) based on ancient descriptions and represents one of the earliest attempts to map the known world using latitude and longitude. It depicts three continents\u2014Europe, Asia, and Libya (Africa)\u2014and features notable ancient regions and water bodies such as the Oceanus, the Erythraean Sea, and Taprobane (Sri Lanka).<\/h4>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1497\" height=\"874\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-0194-BCE-Eratosthenes-printed-by-Bunbury.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12872\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-0194-BCE-Eratosthenes-printed-by-Bunbury.jpg 1497w, https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-0194-BCE-Eratosthenes-printed-by-Bunbury-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-0194-BCE-Eratosthenes-printed-by-Bunbury-1024x598.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-0194-BCE-Eratosthenes-printed-by-Bunbury-768x448.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1497px) 100vw, 1497px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<p>Right-click image file to save.<\/p>\n<h4>Source:<\/h4>\n<p>Reconstruction based on writings of Eratosthenes, engraved and printed by Edward Herbert Bunbury, 19th century. Published by John Murray, London.<\/p>\n<h4>Resolution:<\/h4>\n<p>Hand-drawn engraved reproduction, non-metric. Based on historical text interpretations and ancient geographical theory rather than direct measurements.<\/p>\n<h4>Suggested Use:<\/h4>\n<p>Best suited for historical geography, classical studies, and educational comparisons of ancient vs. modern cartography. Demonstrates early mathematical geography including the use of a grid system and climate zones.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>References<\/h4>\n<p>Bunbury, E.H. 1883. <em data-start=\"1253\" data-end=\"1313\">A History of Ancient Geography Among the Greeks and Romans<\/em>. London: John Murray.<br data-start=\"1335\" data-end=\"1338\">Freeman, K. 1949. <em data-start=\"1356\" data-end=\"1387\">The Pre-Socratic Philosophers<\/em>. Harvard University Press.<br data-start=\"1414\" data-end=\"1417\">Dueck, D. 2012. <em data-start=\"1433\" data-end=\"1467\">Geography in Classical Antiquity<\/em>. 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