Cassini enlarged historical OS map GREATER LONDON 1897

Localities include The City of London, the West End, Abbey Wood, Abridge, Acton, Addington, Aldborough Hatch, Aldenham, Arkley, Balham, Barking, Barkingside, Barnet,  Battersea, Beckenham, Beckton, Becontree, Beddington, Belmont, Belvedere, Bethnal Green, Bexley(close to edge), Bexleyheath, Blackheath, Borehamwood, Brentford, Bromley, Brondesbury, Buckhurst Hill, Bushey, Camberwell, Camden Town, Carshalton, Catford, Chadwell Heath, Charlton, Cheam, Chelsea, Chelsfield, Chessington, Chigwell, Chingford, Chislehurst, Chiswick, Church End, Clapham, Claygate, Clayhill, Collier Row, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Dagenham (close to the edge), Debden Green, Deptford, Docklands, Downe, Ealing, East Ham, East Molesey, Eden Park, Edgware, Edmonton, Elmstead, Elstree, Eltham, Enfield, Enfield Lock, Epsom, Erith Marshes, Esher, Euston, Ewell, Fairlop, Farnborough, Finchley, Foots Cray, Friern Barnet, Fulham, Gilwell Park, Goodmayes, Grange Hill, Greenford, Green Street Green, Greenwich, Hackbridge, Hackney, Hainault Forest, Halstead, Ham, Hammersmith, Hampstead, Hampton, Hampton Court, Hampton Wick, Hanwell, Hanworth, Harrow, Hatch End, Hayes, Headstone Lane, Heston, Highams Park, Highgate, Hither Green, Hog Hill, Homerton, Hook, Hornsey, Hounslow, Ilford, Isle of Dogs, Islington, Isleworth, Kensington, Kenton, Keston, Kilburn, Kingston upon Thames, Knockholt, Ladywell, Lambeth, Lewisham, Leyton, Leytonstone, Locksbottom, Long Ditton, Loughton, Manor Park, Marks Gate, Mill Hill, Mitcham, Monken Hadley, Morden, Motspur Park, New Malden, Northolt, Notting Hill, Orpington, Oxhey, Paddington, Park Royal, Penge, Perivale, Petersham, Pinner, Purley, Putney, Raynes Park, Rayners Lane, Richmond upon Thames, Rickmansworth, Romford (close to the edge), Roxeth, Sanderstead, Selhurst, Selsdon, Shoreditch, Shortlands, Sidcup, Silvertown, Southgate, Southwark, St Helier, St Mary Cray, St Pancras, Stanmore, Stapleford Abbots (close to the edge), Stepney, Stoke Newington, Stratford, Streatham, Sudbury, Sunbury, Sutton, Sydenham, Teddington, Thames Ditton, Theydon Bois, Thornton Heath, Tooting, Tottenham, Totteridge, Twickenham,  Upney, Wallington, Walthamstow, Wandsworth, Wanstead, Waterloo, Watford (part),  Welling, Wembley, Westminster, West Ham, West Wickham, Whetstone, Whitton, Willesden, Wimbledon, Wood Green, Woolwich also the Grand Surrey Canal, the Regents Canal and Limehouse Cut, West India Docks, the Royal Docks & Railway lines: London Tilbury & Southend Railway, Great Eastern Railway, Great Northern Railway, London & North Western Railway, Metropolitan Railway, Great Western Railway, London & South Western Railway, London Brighton & South Coast Railway and South Eastern Railway. The Great Central Railway is not shown yet!   NB: To help you search, I have shown some modern names of places although they may have had different names when these maps were printed, or may even not have been built! Exciting discoveries of the landscape as it was! 

The Cassini Historical Maps of London provide a unique and fascinating overview of 150 years of London’s rich history from 1805 to 1946.They reveal how the capital engulfed surrounding villages to become, for much of this period, the largest city in the world. Each map explores a crucial period in London’s recent history: the late Georgian (1805-22), the late Victorian railway era (1897-8), the dawn of the motoring age (1919-20) and the period of reconstruction following the Second World War (1945-6). Cartographical and historical notes provide background information to help bring London’s past to life.

Each of the four maps covers an identical area, extending from Bushey to Theydon Bois and from Esher to Halstead – roughly the area within today’s M25.

All four maps have been created by scanning original sheets from the respective historical series and then re-projecting and enlarging them so they match the scale of the present-day 1:50,000 Ordnance Survey Landrangers®. Each Cassini Historical Map of London has then been centred on Charing Cross to provide complete coverage of the development of the city between the early 19th century and the Second World War, and superimposed with the National Grid for ease of reference. Exact comparisons with present-day London can be made by consulting Ordnance Survey Landrangers 176 (West London) and 177 (East London). NB: These new Historical maps do not extend as far East and West as the 176/177 OS Landrangers.

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:

• Cover - 4 colour gloss laminated
• Sheet - 2 colour (OSE), 4 colour (others)
• Folded size - 135mm x 226mm
• Sheet size - 1000mm x 890mm
• Printed in the UK by Ordnance Survey 

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