October 12, 2004
Tabula Peutingeriana - a Map of the Roman World
- Ever wonder what form maps took in Imperial Roman times? Probably something like this one.
It's a cartogram, rather than a map as we would know it. It's not an original, but a faithful copy of it, now in Vienna, purportedly made in 1265, but etymology indicates it was based on much older originals from ca. 250, themselves possibly even derived from the world map of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, buddy of Augustus Caesar. There are various copies. You may like it, or you may not.
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Great link.
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I like it very much.
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that's great!
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Great link! Thanks!
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Now I won't get lost in the world-as-the-romans-knew-it anymore!
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A handsome link, Nostril. There's also a Frenchman who's been making a huge cartoon map of Rome for 50 years.
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Excellent link, thanks.
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[banana]
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I wish they'd do a map which superimposed the paths shown on current roads. I have to wonder how many follwo the old ones.
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bananas! )
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Great post, my Sockless Buddy
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Excellent.