Tabula Peutingeriana
map of the road network in the Roman Empire
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Summary
Tabula Peutingeriana is a manuscript[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of manuscript entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,504 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Castorius[3]
- Country: Austria[4]
- Instance of: itinerarium[5], map[6]
- Named after: Konrad Peutinger[7]
- Collection: Austrian National Library[8]
- Location: Vienna[9], Austrian National Library[10]
- Commons category: Tabula Peutingeriana[11]
- Language of work or name: Latin[12]
- Inception: 1180[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tabula Peutingeriana[14]
- Commons gallery: Tabula Peutingeriana[15]
- Described at URL: https://www.unesco.org/fr/memory-world/tabula-peutingeriana[16], https://www.unesco.org/en/memory-world/tabula-peutingeriana[17]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[18], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], New International Encyclopedia[20], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9[21]
- Heritage designation: Memory of the World International Register[22]
- Length: 674 cm[23]
- Height: 34 cm[24]
- Copyright status: public domain[25]
Why It Matters
Tabula Peutingeriana has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]