09 September 2013

World map, 43 A.D.


Source unknown; found at The Land of Maps tumblr.

5 comments:

  1. Nice! Since the original is drawn with the east at the top, I found it easier to figure what is what in the rotated version:

    http://i.imgur.com/lhKqXBD.jpg?1

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  2. The colors and fonts looked much too modern to me, and some internet sleuthing confirmed it. While Pomponius Mela did make a written description in 43 AD, the map is a much more modern representation, by Dr. Konrad Miller in 1898.

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  3. cool find, Colin
    looks like the book is still in print

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mappaemundi-Rekonstruierte-Karten-Konrad-Miller/dp/1279209895

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