A map of the world of a kind produced in the medieval and early Renaissance periods. Also in extended use.

= mappa mundi, n. Also (now Scottish (literary)): the world itself. Also in extended use.

A map, esp. an ancient (usually Roman) itinerary map. Now rare except in Peutinger Table at Peutinger, n.

a map drawn using Mercator's projection; (also) the projection itself.

Designating a famous medieval copy of a late Roman itinerary map of the world. Chiefly in Peutingerian table. Cf. Peutinger, n.

Mercator's projection or chart.

A map or projection of half the terrestrial globe or the celestial globe.

Used attributively and in the genitive with reference to a famous medieval copy of a late Roman itinerary map of the world. Chiefly in Peutinger Table…

A map that shows the roads of a country or area, sometimes also giving basic local information of interest to a traveller; (esp. in later use)…

a map showing the geological features of an area, esp. the type of rock on or under the surface.

a map containing details of a route; also figurative.

a map produced by the Ordnance Survey.

a map showing contour lines.

a relatively small-scale map which is so marked as to act as an index to a series of more detailed maps.

of or pertaining to hypsography; hypsographical map, a map specially designed to exhibit (whether by shading, by contour lines, or by an actual…

a map showing the distribution of various kinds of soil; a map showing the location and nature of the various kinds of soil in a region.

(see quot. 1899).

a long narrow map, showing the course of a line of road, and the places adjacent.

(see quot. 1951).

transferred and figurative phrase worm's-eye view, a view taken as from the standpoint of a worm, i.e. from ground-level; a revealing or detailed…

= topographic, adj. Also elliptical for ‘topographic map’.