[OSM-talk] Twelfth-century copy of Roman map displayed

[Robin Paulson]

On 28/11/2007, Beej Jorgensen <beej at beej.us> wrote:
> 'An 800-year-old map, the sole surviving copy of a chart used by the
> Roman Empire's courier service, was put on show for just one day on
> Monday after being accorded "Memory of the World" status by UNESCO.'
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071126/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_austria_map_1;_ylt=ArcErqHtBhgcWGuGHza829_mWMcF
>
> end_date=1250-01-01 :)
>
> I need a copy of this thing for my wall.

on a similar note, are there any plans to include info in OSM
reflecting how map entities have changed over time? it would be cool
to look at, say, a map of england with options to see how it was at
various points in history? i would be interested in seeing population
centres appear, disappear, grow; roads and railways appear and move,
and coastlines retreat through erosion.