Ancient World Maps

Cartography is an integral part of human 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. This is a collection of historical world maps describing the known world in their time and at their state of knowledge.

Monday, December 31, 2007

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.

(Highest res.: jpg, 21657 x 930 pixel, 75 dpi, file size: 7,62 MB)

Detail with Rome

(Highest res.: jpg, 746 x 970 pixel, 75 dpi, file size: 257 KB)

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