The National Library for Scotland has worked amongst David Rumsey to scan together with georeference the 1896 Ordnance Survey map of London. Thanks to their articulation efforts nosotros tin forthwith persuasion the entire 729 sheets of 1:1,056 scale maps overlaid on pinnacle of a modern Google Map.
The maps render a detailed persuasion of London at the cease of the nineteenth century, including residential together with industrial premises, schools, asylums, hospitals, parks, canals, docks together with railways, together with fifty-fifty the interior layout of world buildings, such every bit cathedrals, churches, together with railway stations.
The map is a bang-up agency to explore the drastic changes inwards London over the concluding century. H5N1 transparency slider tool allows y'all to compare the 1896 map amongst the modern map. Take a await at the River Thames on the 1896 map together with y'all tin come across a London that is notwithstanding a huge trading catch amongst miles together with miles of docks. If y'all role the slider tool together with essay out the modern map of London y'all volition detect that those docks convey forthwith disappeared together with been replaced amongst miles of river side apartments together with part blocks.
You tin also essay out 19th century dockside action on this 1872 Map of Liverpool. Again this historical map has been overlaid on pinnacle of the modern Google Maps then that y'all tin pan together with zoom inwards on details on the historical map.
I can't say y'all whatsoever to a greater extent than close the map every bit no data is provided past times the website other than the metropolis together with year.
