Cassini’s printed maps are digitally enhanced reproductions of original Ordnance Survey maps re-projected and enlarged and reprinted to match the present-day Ordnance Survey Landrangers®. Comparing the past and present has never been easier.
Britain’s 19th-century landscape re-projected and enlarged to match the present-day Ordnance Survey Landrangers®. These maps are based on Britain's first national mapping project, Ordnance Survey's One-Inch (‘Old Series’) maps which were first published between 1805 and 1874.
Britain’s late-Victorian landscape re-projected and enlarged to match the present-day Ordnance Survey Landrangers®. These maps are taken from Ordnance Survey's Revised New Series (in colour) maps which were first published between 1896 and 1904.
Britain’s inter-war landscape re-projected and enlarged to match the present-day Ordnance Survey Landrangers®. These maps are taken from Ordnance Survey's Popular Edition maps which were first published between 1919 and 1926.
Four maps in one – a unique way to discover the landscapes of the past. Each Past & Present map is centred on a city or town and covers an area of 15km x 15km using four Ordnance Survey mapping series to cover four different periods: the mid 19th century, the late 19th century, the1920s and the present-day. All four maps cover exactly the same area. To achieve this, the three historical maps have been enlarged from their original inch-to-the-mile to match the 1:50,000 scale of the present-day one. The addition of the familiar National Grid on all four maps enables easy comparison across the four time periods. Historical notes, details of the original maps used and web-links for local history societies and other sources of information are also provided. All in all, comparing the past with the present has never been easier!
