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Re:Interactive maps of Europe in the 19th century by aardvark179 on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @03:02PM (#29641426)
I think the national library of Scotland has a site which allows you to navigate around and select a large set of historic maps. It’s fascinating charting the growth of places like Glasgow over the last couple of centuries.
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Re:Interactive maps of Europe in the 19th century by arethuza on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @03:12PM (#29641531)
Here is the link: https://maps.nls.uk/

A fascinating resource.

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Re:Interactive maps of Europe in the 19th century by ssddanbrown on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @09:04PM (#29644744)
Can't agree more. I have wasted so many hours using their side-by-side maps:

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=13&lat=51...

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