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The World as known to its first historian

The World as known to its first historian.jpg The world’s applause is not everythingThumbnailsThe World as known shortly before the sailing of ColumbusThe world’s applause is not everythingThumbnailsThe World as known shortly before the sailing of ColumbusThe world’s applause is not everythingThumbnailsThe World as known shortly before the sailing of ColumbusThe world’s applause is not everythingThumbnailsThe World as known shortly before the sailing of ColumbusThe world’s applause is not everythingThumbnailsThe World as known shortly before the sailing of Columbus

The world as known to Herodotus is shown by the white part of this map, indicating the limited range of ancient geographical knowledge.