“Peutingerian”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

Peutingerian

释义

Peutingerian, a.|pjuːtɪnˈdʒɪərɪən|
[f. proper name Peutinger (ˈpɔɪtɪŋər) + -ian.]
Of or belonging to Peutinger: in Peutingerian table, a map on parchment of the military roads of the ancient Roman empire, supposed to be a copy of one constructed about a.d. 226.
This was found in the 15th c. in a library at Speyer, and came into the possession of Konrad Peutinger of Augsburg (1465–1547), in whose family it remained till 1714; it is now in the Imperial library at Vienna.
1796Morse Amer. Geog. I. 23 An ancient set of maps, called the Peutingerian Table or map [note, found by Conrad Celtes, and purchased by Conrad Peutinger a burgomaster of Augsburg, from whom it derives its name].1834Encycl. Brit. (ed. 7) X. 391/2 The Peutingerian Table..forms a map of the world, constructed on the most singular principles.Ibid., The Peutingerian Table serves as a specimen of what were called Itinera Picta, the ‘painted roads’ of the ancients, intended for the clearer direction of the march of their armies.

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