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| Keywords: Etzlaub Romweg 1500 thumb.jpg Romwegkarte first edition created for the Holy Year 1500 to be used by pilgrims from central Europe going to Rome Original's approximate Scale is 1 5600000 41 x 29 cm Orientation is South-up Rome is near the upper edge Nuremberg at the center of the map This is the first ever printed european roadmap Dotted lines for the main roads allow to find out distances Distance from one dot to the next one is 1 German Mile 7400 m; see detailed maps in www probably http //www provinz bz it/cultura/manifestazioni_old/fiereemercanti/images/cat_2 jpg 1500 or shortly before Creator Erhard Etzlaub PD-Art For a non-coloured but high resolution copy of same 1st edition see http //webdoc sub gwdg de/ebook/q/2003/Karten/html/kapitel5_19 htm 3 MB 2000x2743 pixels <br/>See also a cut of the coloured and improved 2nd edition 1501 on http //www igd-r fraunhofer de/Mvhist/karto16etzlaub html PD-Art-100 Romwegkarte Erhard Etzlaub Old maps of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||
