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YOU ARE LOOKING AT AN EXCITING NEW CONCEPT IN MAPS: 4 maps from 4 periods on one sheet, the 3 historical Ordance Survey maps are enlarged from their original 1inch to a mile scale to match the 4th current OS map so all are at the same modern scale of 1:50,000 for easy comparison - see the scans below. This is a unique way to discover the landscapes of the past, to view your area over the last two hundred years - it has never been easier to compare the past with today. Many more enlarged historical OS maps are available in my Ebay shop - come in and have a look around!
This item is the brand new Cassini Past & Present Map (4 maps from 4 periods):
Map Title: - BIRMINGHAM
The four maps on this sheet are dated: 1831/4, 1902, 1921 & the present day.
The area includes Acock's Green, Aston, Balsall Heath, Bartley Green, Bearwood, Billesley, Birchfield, Bournville, Bordesley Green, Brandwood End, Bromford, California, Causeway Green, Chad Valley, Charlemont, Digbeth, Edgbaston, Erdington, Frankley Green, Glebe Farm, Gravelly Hill, Great Barr, Grove Vale, Hall Green, Hamstead, Handsworth, Harborne, Hay Mills, King's Heath, Kingstanding, Ladywood, Langley Green, Lee Bank, Mayer's Green, Moor Green, Moseley, Newtown, Oldbury, Olton, Perry Barr, Perry Beeches, Perry Common, Queslett, Quinton, Ridgacre, Rood End, Sandwell, Selly Park, Shirley, Short Heath, Small Heath, Smethwick, Sparkbrook, Swan Village, Thimble End, Walmley, Ward End, Washwood Heath, West Bromwich, Winson Green, Witton, Woodgate, Wylde Green, Yardley. To help you search we have included some modern names of places which might not have existed in the earliest map - this is an amazing opportunity to see so many changes - farms and countryside swallowed up under railways, roads, houses - an illuminating window on how our surroundings have changed.
Key Features:
• Four maps in one, spanning up to 200 years of local history
• All maps match present-day 1:50,000 mapping
• Digitally enhanced cartography
• British National Grid for ease of reference
• Locator map featuring modern-day settlements
• Sheet indicator maps showing original map used
• Robust laminated colour cover, printed by Ordnance Survey
• Brief history and overview of each mapping series used
• • Ideal for family & local historians, students, walkers, homeowners, then & now photographers or for just a bit of nostalgia!
Overall size of sheet 1000mm x 890mm, folded 135mm x 226mm.
Each of the second series of Past & Present maps is centred on a city or town and covers an area of 17km x 17km 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 and details of the original maps used are also provided. All in all, comparing the past with the present has never been easier!
Cassini maps are ideal for anyone who has interest in the history of their area and wishes to trace the changes that it has undergone since the Industrial Revolution. Some aspects have changed almost beyond recognition, while others have hardly altered. These maps help you see them all. Digitally enhanced, enlarged, exactly matching present-day OS Landranger® maps and immaculately printed, there has never been a better way of discovering the landscape of the past
IF YOUR INTEREST IS AROUSED BY THIS MAP, PLEASE ALSO SEE OTHER MAPS AVAILABLE IN THIS SHOP:
Cassini's Historical Map series covers the whole of England and Wales. It is based on Ordnance Survey's one inch to the mile (Old Series) 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.
Cassini Maps (formerly Timeline 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.
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Thank you for looking.The scans below show the front cover, a diagram of the area covered (in the red square), the overall sheet, samples from this map and a further diagram indicating all the sheets in this series.
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