- The Romans created road maps of the Roman Empire which were drawn on documents. Two road maps have been preserved, the Antonine Itinerary and the Peutinger Table.
- A marble street map of the city of Rome, the Forma Urbis Romae, was created which showed the floor plan of every public building. It was inscribed on marble slabs installed on the walls of the Temple of Peace, but only 10% of the slabs have survived.
Forma Urbis Romae (c. 211 CE)
- Created between 203-211 CE under Septimius Severus.
- It was a street map showing the floor plan of every temple, bath and building in Ancient Rome etched onto 150 marble slabs, 60 feet (18m) wide by 45 feet (13m) high, on the wall of the Temple of Peace near the Colosseum.
- It is thought to have been made from the records held of each property.
Antonine Itinerary (4th century CE)
- This was a map of the Roman Roads around the Roman Empire.
Peutinger Table (4th century CE)
- This was also a map of the Roman Roads around the Roman Empire.
Cadastral Roman Map
- A Cadastral Map was a map of land, used as the basis for Roman Taxation.
- A Cadaster Map of Orange, France, etched on Marble showing the towns of Orange, Nimes and Montelimar has been excavated and is now in the Museum of Art and History of Orange.
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