The oldest map in the world also comes from Egypt. The map deals with the topography of the Sinai area, showing natural and artificial features of the given terrain. It is known as the Turin Papyrus
(The Word Paper Is Derived From This Word, And Was First Made In Egypt). It is 16 inches high and six feet across.

The Turin map details a ten-mile stretch of land known as Wadi Hammamat and shows roads, quarries, gold mines and a few buildings that once stood on the site. One of the roads shown, connecting the Nile and the Red Sea, is still in use today.

The Turin Scroll is freehand drawn. It uses colours, pink, brown, black and white to distinguish topographical features. The shades actually correspond to the true hues of the landscape. The Turin Papyrus is attributed to correspond to the true hues of the landscape. This ancient map is attributed to the draftsman Amennakht, chief scribe during the reign of Ramesses IV. At the beginning of the eighteenth century, ancient maps which belonged to an Officer in the Turkish navy, admiral Piri Reis, (Who Lived In The 15th Century AD.) were found.

There were two atlases preserved in the Berlin state library, which contained exact reproductions of the Mediterranean and the region around the Dead Sea, also came from Pin Reis. These maps were made during the time of Alexander The Great. All these maps were handed over to American cartographer (One Who Makes Maps And Charts) Arlington H. Mallery for examination in the 1950's. He confirmed the remarkable fact that all the geographical data were present. But he also said not drawn in the right places. So with the help of Mr Walter, a fellow cartographer in the U.S. Navy Hydro Graphic Bureau, a grid was constructed and the maps were transferred to a modern globe. Their findings showed the maps were indeed Accurate.