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pete.mason

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Re: Old Maps Website
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2020, 09:37:57 AM »
Also http://digitalarchive.mcmaster.ca/islandora/object/macrepo%3A61443 takes a bit of time finding what you want but OK once you've played about with it. The collections file has a lot of WW1 maps and aerial photos



pete.mason

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Re: Old Maps Website
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2020, 09:29:51 AM »
This site allows sat view and map side by side. Various OS available on it https://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm    and it is free.

Offline BobH

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Re: Old Maps Website
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2019, 03:40:22 PM »
Here is another Kent Map site that appears to date from 1801.


Here is an example showing the hamlet of Ickham http://mapco.net/kent1801/kent31_02.htm

Offline BobH

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Re: Old Maps Website
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2019, 11:41:19 AM »
I find this old maps site really useful
https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/591788/175201/13/101329

Thanks Local Hiker for the tip of removing the annoying blue screen.  I have used this site many times for my genealogy research.


Offline Smiffy

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Re: Old Maps Website
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2019, 05:26:03 PM »
Another interesting one

https://www.oldmapsonline.org

Longpockets

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Re: Old Maps Website
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2019, 03:26:08 PM »
Try this one https://maps.nls.uk/ you can get access to the OS full zoom levels plus lots of other maps. Use it before they declare UDI.

Offline Local Hiker

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Old Maps Website
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2019, 12:32:18 PM »
I find this old maps site really useful
https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/591788/175201/13/101329


The free zoom levels on the 1:2500 map options are quite adequate for my general historical investigations.
(I have never paid/subscribed to assess the higher resolution zoom levels)
You can put the pin, to centre the maps, wherever you want.
It has a full screen button which is useful.
The rectangle button to the left of the full screen button gets rid of the annoying blue background.
There are more map options than appear on the screen, so scroll the map options area up and down to see more.