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Mapping the Mediterranean. Early Traditions. Itineraria adnotata and Itineraria picta No strong evidence for Greek or Roman pictorial maps Area understood relationally through distances and personal experience Value attached to places within the region.
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Early Traditions • Itineraria adnotata and Itineraria picta • No strong evidence for Greek or Roman pictorial maps • Area understood relationally through distances and personal experience • Value attached to places within the region
The Peutinger Tabula: Map made in 14th century, based on 4th century Roman cursus publicus Rome
Claudius Ptolemaeus: Lived in 2nd century CE, but the maps that survive that are based on his principles and measurements date to no earlier than the 14th-15th century. These maps, as with many others, treat the coast with a great deal of accuracy, but do not capture inland spaces with the same accuracy.
Urban Mapping: Italian map of Constantinople and Pera, 1485.
Modern Mapping Archaeological contexts: the map as standardized backdrop.