History of Cartography
8
A Map From Ancient Egypt
An map made in
Ancient Egypt with
an estimated date to
3200 B.C. showing
the trace of gold
workings in Egypt.
The map, now in
Turin, depicts gold
workings around the
time of King Seti I
(1350-1205 B.C.).
(From
GEOEurope
, January 2000)