This document outlines the history of data visualization from early cave drawings to modern interactive dashboards and data discovery tools. It describes some key developments such as the first maps created by ancient civilizations to plot star movements and plan cities, early statistical line graphs in the 1600s, and the emergence of interactive visualizations and cartographic data tools in the late 20th century enabled by new software and publicly available data on the internet. The history shows how data visualization has advanced from simple depictions to sophisticated ways of visually representing large amounts of information.