Famous Maps

Which 2nd-century Greek-Roman geographer created an influential world map and wrote the 'Geography' that guided mapmakers for over a thousand years?

The Mercator projection, still widely used for navigation, was created by Gerardus Mercator in which century?

Which medieval map, created around 1300 and housed in Hereford Cathedral, is the largest surviving medieval map of the world?

German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller's 1507 map is historically significant because it was the first to use which name?

The Piri Reis map, drawn in 1513 by an Ottoman admiral, is remarkable for its accurate depiction of which coastline?

Which English physician created a famous map in 1854 that helped trace a cholera outbreak in London to a water pump?

The Ordnance Survey, one of the world's oldest national mapping agencies, was established in which country?

Lewis and Clark's expedition (1804-1806) produced the first accurate maps of which region?

What type of map uses contour lines to show elevation and terrain features?

The Tabula Peutingeriana is a famous ancient Roman map that primarily depicts what?

Which famous map projection, introduced in 1973 by Arno Peters, aimed to show countries' true relative sizes?

Harry Beck's revolutionary 1931 design, which ignored geographic accuracy in favor of clarity, mapped what?

Which ancient Greek scholar first calculated the circumference of the Earth with remarkable accuracy around 240 BC?

The Vinland Map, purportedly showing Norse exploration of North America, has been debated as a possible what?

Google Maps was first launched in which year, transforming how people navigate?