Map maps and geography in the ancient world britannica. Peutinger map routes and other itineraries, displayed over. The peutinger map talbert rja search proquest david r. Tabula peutingeriana latin for the peutinger map, also referred to as peutinger s tabula or peutinger table, is an illustrated itinerarium ancient roman road map showing the layout of the cursus publicus, the road network of the roman empire the map is a thcentury parchment copy of a possible roman original. The map survives in a unique copy, preserved at the osterreichische nationalbibliothek in vienna, made by a monk in colmar, alsace, in the thirteenth century, of a map that was last revised in the fourth or early fifth century. An elongated object full of colorful detail and featuring land routes across europe, north africa, and the near east, it was mysteriously rediscovered around 1500 and then came into the ownership of konrad. The socalled peutinger map is the only roman world map known to have survived antiquity. Request pdf on jan 1, 20, nicholas purcell and others published romes world. The tabula peutingeriana peutinger map is the unique surviving copy of an old roman map containing the roman road network an itinerarium.
The peutinger map is the only map of the roman world to come down to us from antiquity. The most comprehensive recent publication on peutinger is rome s world. By purchasing books through this website, you support our nonprofit organization. The peutinger map is an amazing artifact that resides in austrias national library in vienna. The peutinger map, a medieval copy of a roman map of the mediterranean world, offers important insight into ancient geography and worldview. This collection of data is distributed online as part of. Peutinger map viewer see illustration, with an accompanying users guide pdf. Aug 16, 2010 the peutinger map is the only map of the roman world to come down to us from antiquity. Treasured in the austrian national library in vienna it has been reconsidered as an artefact by richard j a talbert in his work published by cambridge university press the peutinger map reconsidered it is a masterpiece of map making and roman idealogy. For the cambridge university press announcement, click here. Its perception and presentation 2004, as well as of cartography in antiquity and the middle ages. Talbert find, read and cite all the research you need on. Ancient roman peutingers map of the world in bbc story of. His new book, romes world, examines the socalled tabula peutingeriana, a medieval copy of a late roman world map, named for its original owner, konrad peutinger.
Aug 14, 2016 explore the peutinger map is a website companion to prof. Talbert established the ancient world mapping center at the university of northern. May 16, 2014 it can take awhile for the casual observer to figure out what they are looking at when they view the map. The peutinger map reconsidered is due to be published in march 2010. In order to view these maps, you must download the files listed to the right, uncompress them in a single directory on your computer and install the free esri arcreader software application not available for macintosh. Talberts monograph reanalyzes the map itself and this website provides authoritative, curated content related to the map and our understanding of it.
The barrington atlas has finally achieved that elusive and challenging goal. The peutinger map reconsidered, cambridge university press, 2010, 337 pages, 26 plates, 6 fig. The earliest specimens thus far discovered that are indisputably portrayals of land features are the babylonian tablets previously mentioned. In the present case, while any serious study has to consider the circumstances and context both of the original roman map and of the successive copies now lost, it will bear in mind from the outset that all conclusions reached at the outset are mere conjecture. The peutinger map reconsidered offers a longoverdue reinterpretation and appreciation of the map as a masterpiece of both. The copy existing today was compiled by a monk in 1265 from existing maps dating back to the roman general and statesman marcus vipsanius agrippa ca. It began in 1988 at the university of north carolina, chapel hill, under the direction of the distinguished ancient historian richard talbert, and has been developed with. This document appears to be a planisphere describing the world. Today it is among the treasures of the austrian national library in vienna. The peutinger map reconsidered cambridge university press, 2010. Maps and their place in mesopotamia, egypt, greece and rome. The peutinger map reconsidered by richard ja talbert 2010 and its accompanying website. Pdf barrington atlas of the greek and roman world download. This is a cursus publicus, a road map of the roman empire.
When the original was made is another subject of controversy. Since the 1870s, all attempts to map the classical world comprehensively have failed. Tabula peutingeriana latin for the peutinger map, also referred to as peutinger s tabula or peutinger table, is an illustrated itinerarium ancient roman road map showing the layout of the cursus publicus, the road network of the roman empire. The peutinger map, a medieval copy of a roman map of the mediterranean world, offers important insight into ancient geography and. It presents the peutinger map in different ways, including with overlays and lists of geographical features. An elongated object full of colorful detail and featuring land routes across europe, north africa, and the near east, it was mysteriously rediscovered around 1500 and then came into the ownership of konrad peutinger, for whom it. The peutinger table is an illustrated itinerary, a contemporary map of the roman world surviving in the form of a medieval copy. An elongated masterpiece, full of colorful detail and featuring land routes across europe, north africa, and the near east, it was rediscovered mysteriously around 1500 and then came into the ownership of konrad peutinger, for whom it is named. The peutinger map reconsidered offers a longoverdue reinterpretation and appreciation of the map as a masterpiece of both mapmaking and imperial roman ideology.
He is the editor of the barrington atlas of the greek and roman world 2000, and coeditor of space in the roman world. Talbert, assisted by nora harris, gannon hubbard, david obrien and graham shepherd, with a contribution by martin steinmann. A very ancient document drawn in 1265 by a monk from colmar and made up of 11 parchments scrolls measuring approximately 34 cm high by 6,74 m. Talbert is a leading scholar of ancient geography and the idea of space in the ancient mediterranean world. The peutinger map reconsidered will appear in 2010.
Peutinger map seamless whole, in color, with overlaid layers. One of the most fascinating extant documents from antiquity is the peutinger map. Richard talbert provides a longoverdue reinterpretation and appreciation of the map as a masterpiece of both mapmaking and imperial roman ideology enabling readers to engage with it more closely than ever before. The socalled peutinger map is the only roman world map known to have. It covers europe without the iberian peninsula and the. Perceptions of the world in premodern societies coedited with kurt a. The map is a thcentury parchment copy of a possible roman original. For more information about this map, please consult the brief users guide pdf. Apr 02, 2012 the peutinger map is an amazing artifact that resides in austrias national library in vienna. Preserved in a single, medieval copy now housed in the austrian national library in vienna, the map stretches from britain in the west to india in the east, covering a series of 11 parchment rectangles totaling over 6.
Talberts research interests started with an individual and while its scope grew to include groups, institutions, and the organization of their world, it has never really departed. Tabula peutingeriana an ancient roman road map youtube. We know from the fourth century writer flavius vegetius renatus in his epitoma rei militaris that itineraries were a well used tool of the roman military, providing them with distances between places and the quality of roads rivet and smith 1979 p. May 08, 2012 his books include cartography in antiquity and the middle ages. It is quite probable that these two civilizations developed their mapping skills more or less. Fresh perspectives, new methods 2008, geography and ethnography. It was last revised sometimes in the 4th or early 5th. Beginning with the second segment, the mapmaker could have started with the representations of.
The peutinger map reconsidered the peutinger map is the only map of the roman world to come down to us from antiquity. Beginning with the second segment, the mapmaker could have started with the representations of hispania, western britannia and northwest africa. Jan 11, 2012 richard talberts new book romes world. Richard john alexander talbert born april 26, 1947 is a britishamerican contemporary ancient historian and classicist on the faculty of the university of north carolina at chapel hill, where he is william rand kenan, jr. The peutinger map reconsidered, and ancient perspectives. This map, which is preserved on a roll of parchment approximately 33. One of the earliest known maps in history, the tabula peutingeriana, warps europe so. The peutinger map reconsidered tabula peutingeriana tabula peutingeriana itineraria romana.
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