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View your area as it was in the mid 1800s - it has never been easier to compare the past with today. Cassini Historical Maps can be used with your modern Ordnance Survey Landranger® map to compare the past with the present. This map is based upon original Ordnance Survey 'Scottish First Edition' maps which were first published in the mid 1800s. They have all been carefully scanned, digitally re-projected and enlarged to cover the same area of the corresponding modern OS Landranger® and use the same sheet number and grid references, so enabling the past and the present to be compared with ease and accuracy. Publishers rrp is £7.99, post & packing is included.
The Cassini Historical Maps of Edinburgh provide a unique and fascinating overview of 100 years of Edinburgh’s rich history from 1857 to 1957. Each Cassini map explores a crucial period in Edinburgh’s recent history: the mid Victorian(1857-69), the Edwardian era (1905-07), the dawn of the motoring age (1926-28) and Edinburgh's re-emergence from a harrowing period of conflict and post-war austerity (1956-57). Each of the four maps covers an identical area, matching the scale and coverage of the present-day Ordnance Survey Landranger® 66: all available in our Ebayshop; discount P&P cost when you buy additional maps at the same time!
THIS ITEM is a brand new Cassini Historical OS Map - enlarged from original Victorian maps to enable easy comparison alongside the modern equivalent Ordnance Survey map:
Map No: 66 - EDINBURGH
Based upon the original Ordnance Survey 'Scottish First Edition' of 1857/1869 and enlarged (The other three Edinburgh maps are advertised separately in our Ebay shop).
Including Aberdour, Aberlady, Abbeyhill, Arniston Engine, Athelstaneford, Auchendinny, Balerno, Barnton, Bolton, Bonnyrigg, Borthwick, Braepark, Burntisland, Carlops (on the west edge), Carrington, Chesterhill, Cockenzie & Port Seton, Colinton, Corstorphine, Cousland, Craigiehall, Craiglockhart, Cramond Bridge, Crichton Dean, Currie, Dalkeith, Davidson's Mains, Dirleton, Dreghorn Castle, Drem, Duddingston, East & West Saltoun, Easthouses, Elphinstone, Fairmilehead, Fala, Ferniehill, Fettes College, Gifford, Gilchriston, Gilmerton, Gladsmuir, Glassmount, Gogarburn, Gorebridge, Granton, Gullane, Haddington, Hawthornden, Heriot, Howgate, Hunterfield, Inchcolm (island), Joppa, Juniper Green, Kinghorn, Lamancha, Lasswade, Leadburn, Leith Harbour & Docks, Liberton, Loanhead, Long Hermiston, Longniddry, Longstone, Macbiehill, Macmerry, Malleny Mills, Middleton, Millerhill, Morningside, Muirpark, Murrayfield, Musselburgh, Netherhowden, New Craighall, Newhattle, Newhaven, Newington, Newtongrange, North Berwick, Ormiston, Oxton, Pathhead, Penicuik, Polton, Pomathorn, Portobello, Prestonpans, Redford, Riccarton Mains, Rosewell, Rosslynlee, Roslin, Stenhouse, Temple, Tranent, Trinity, Warriston, Waterheads, Wester Pencaitland, Whim, Whitecraig also some early Railway lines. NB: To help you search, I have shown some modern names of places although they may have had different names when this map was printed, or may even not have been built! Exciting discoveries of the landscape as it was!
Key Features:
- Enlarged size for easy reading & comparison with a modern OS map
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Carefully scanned, digitally re-projected & enlarged
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Directly comparable with the modern OS Landranger map bearing the same sheet number.
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Scale increased from 1" to the mile to 1:50,000
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Modern OS sheet number & grid references for easy comparison
Cassini Maps is a company specialising in sourcing, scanning, digitally enhancing and re-publishing historical maps in a variety of formats. Their aim is to produce maps of the highest quality which are also relevant to current-day research needs.
Cassini's Historical Map series covers the whole of England and Wales and is now introducing a few maps from Scotland. It is based on Ordnance Survey's one inch to the mile (Old Series & Scottish First Edition) maps, published between 1805 and 1874. This was the first accurate national survey and records a time of momentous transition from an agrarian to an industrialised society.
A central feature of the Historical Map series is that the originals have been combined, re-scaled and re-projected exactly to match Ordnance Survery's modern-day Landrangers®. They even have the same map identification number and the same British National Grid references. This enables direct comparison of the past and present in a way not possible with maps of different specifications. They are the same size as the Landrangers® when open or folded and have a similar laminated colour cover.
Whether you're a local historian, a genealogist, a student, a walker or someone with a general interest in the history of your area, these maps will be a valuable addition to your library. Although often hidden behind unfamiliar names or buried under concrete or tarmac, the past is all around us and waiting to be discovered. Cassini's Historical Map series will help point out the way.
Specification & Other information:
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Cover - 4 colour gloss laminated
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Sheet - 2 colour
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Folded size - 135mm x 226mm
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Sheet size - 1000mm x 890mm
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Printed in the UK by Ordnance Survey
NB: This sale is for a Cassini Historical Map only; the comparative modern Landranger map is not included & if required would need to be bought separately.
This item will be sent in secure, protective packaging; I always obtain a Post Office Certificate of Posting but regret I cannot be responsible for loss or damage in the post. UK buyers please pay in UK£ by PAYPAL, cheque or postal order. Overseas buyers please pay by PAYPAL only.
Thank you for looking.
The scans below show the front cover, a diagram of the area covered, samples from this map and a further diagram indicating all the England & Wales sheets in this series. Please contact us if you are not sure or cannot find the sheet you would like. Thank you. |
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