Topography of ancient Rome - Wikipedia

Worlds; and writing; and worlds without writing

Guest post by Juliet Kemp For me, at least in English, ‘language’ and ‘written language’ are very nearly the same thing—when I think of wor...

The History of Cartography, the “Most Ambitious Overview of Map Making Ever,” Is Free Online

FYI: The University of Chicago Press has made available online -- at no cost --five volumes of The History of Cartography. Or what Edward Rothstein, of The New York Times, called 'the most ambitious overview of map making ever undertaken.' He continues:

The World Map That Introduced Scientific Mapmaking to the Medieval Islamic World (1154 AD)

Cast your mind, if you will, to the city of Ceuta. If you've never heard of it, or can't quite recall its location, you can easily find out by searching for it on your map application of choice.

If the ancient Romans had Google Maps

OmnesViae is a modern route planner based on the roads of the Roman Empire. This might have been handy 2,000 years ago.

Digital Maps of the Ancient World on Twitter

“A Map of the Celtic and Germanic Tribes in Europe, c. 52 BC. 📷: The History Files #AncientMaps”