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Breathing New Life Into Old Maps
What can we still learn from old maps, and how can we transfer their information to current platforms? The Digital Roman Campagna Mapping Project aims to produce a layered digital map of the Roman Campagna (the countryside around Rome), using a template like Google Earth to establish key co-ordinates.
Featuring Dr Lisa Beaven (Art historian, La Trobe University, Professor Christopher Smith (Director, British School at Rome), Valerie Scott (Librarian, British School at Rome) and Chris Myers (VeRSI).
Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
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By La Trobe UniversityWhat can we still learn from old maps, and how can we transfer their information to current platforms? The Digital Roman Campagna Mapping Project aims to produce a layered digital map of the Roman Campagna (the countryside around Rome), using a template like Google Earth to establish key co-ordinates.
Featuring Dr Lisa Beaven (Art historian, La Trobe University, Professor Christopher Smith (Director, British School at Rome), Valerie Scott (Librarian, British School at Rome) and Chris Myers (VeRSI).
Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.