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Re:A map of London as it was during the era of the Tudor mon... by smcl on Thursday August 30, 2018 @04:33AM (#17875006)
The final link in the article was the most interesting part for me. The National Library of Scotland had a side-by-side comparison of modern maps (Bing Maps by default) with set of Ordnance Survey maps from 1892-1914. It's incredible how accurate the maps are and how they line up: https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=15&lat=55...
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Re:A map of London as it was during the era of the Tudor mon... by arethuza on Thursday August 30, 2018 @07:14AM (#17875709)
Most of the maps are from the Ordnance Survey - which really does do superb maps.

Mind you I hadn't realised that the original purpose of the OS was to provide military maps of Scotland following the '45 rebellion - maybe that explains why the Highlands are mapped so carefully ;-)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordnance_Survey

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Re:A map of London as it was during the era of the Tudor mon... by andrewaylett on Thursday August 30, 2018 @07:47AM (#17875873)
https://pastmap.org.uk/ has the same maps in a (to my mind) better interface.
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Re:A map of London as it was during the era of the Tudor mon... by smcl on Thursday August 30, 2018 @10:32AM (#17877031)
Thanks, I'm checking it now! Also hey Andrew, long time no see (edit: I realised I have no details on HN - it's Sean, we worked together in ADI) :D
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