Old Map of Roman Empire Roads, 1624 by Ortelius & Peutinger - Cursus Publicus, Rome, Europe, Caesar Augustus Size:36x36in (90x90cm) work leaving or housewarming gift

work leaving or housewarming gift for someone from North America or someone interested in the New World during Victorian times

and even a modern cable laying ship

This map looks great at sizes : 18x24 inches (45

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Old Map of Roman Empire Roads, 1624 by Ortelius & Peutinger - Cursus Publicus, Rome, Europe, Caesar Augustus Size:36x36in (90x90cm) work leaving or housewarming giftA fascinating and very rare map by master cartographer Abraham Ortelius showing the Roman Roads as they were at the start of the first millennium likely very close to the year 0 BCE AD. The network, of course, was created by Caesar Augustus to improve the running (and taxation) of his growing empire. Ortelius created this map at the end of the 16th century from the Peutinger Table, a 13th century manuscript that itself is a copy of an even older