CARTOGRAPHY IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR HISTORY SINCE MORE THAN 8000 YEARS. FROM CAVE PAINTINGS TO ANCIENT MAPS OF THE OLD WORLD, THROUGH THE AGE OF EXPLORATION, AND ON INTO THE 21ST CENTURY, PEOPLE HAVE MADE AND USED MAPS. HERE YOU CAN SEE A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE WORLD MAPS DESCRIBING THE KNOWN WORLD IN THEIR TIME AND AT THEIR STATE OF KNOWLEDGE.
Friday, February 17, 2012
World Map 4th Century
Description: The Tabula Peutingeriana
This Roman map of the acient world shows the road network in the Roman Empire in the 4th century and covers Europe, parts of Asia (India) and North-Africa.
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