From the speculative coastlines of ancient Babylonian clay tablets to the precise satellite imagery of the modern era, maps of the Persian Gulf serve as powerful historical documents. This gallery traces the remarkable cartographic evolution of this strategic body of water, revealing not just changing geographical knowledge but also shifting empires, trade routes, and worldviews. Explore how Greek astronomers, Arab scholars, Portuguese explorers, and British hydrographers each captured the Gulf’s identity through their unique lenses, culminating in the definitive geopolitical entity we recognize today—a living archive charted across two and a half millennia.
