LegionXIX t1_j6el1ky wrote on January 29, 2023 at 8:19 PM

Recently came across a world map from 1491 (when Columbus set off from Spain) and wanted to look at more world maps or maps in general from historical time periods

Does anyone know a good book or resource for this? Thanks!

lappy482 t1_j6hevch wrote on January 30, 2023 at 9:59 AM

The [David Rumsey Map Collection] (https://www.davidrumsey.com/) is superb for looking up specific maps from specific time periods - hopefully you should be able to find what you're looking for there!

Also - it's a bit more modern, but one map that absolutely fascinates me is the National Library of Scotland's digitalised [Ordnance Survey map of London from the 1890s] (https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=10.0&lat=51.53214&lon=-0.12000&layers=188&b=1). It's incredibly detailed and shows you on a street-to-street level what London looked like 130 years ago. Plus, they also have a similarly detailed OS map of the city from the 1950s/60s, which lets you see how much the city changed over 60-70 years.

LegionXIX t1_j6iphji wrote on January 30, 2023 at 4:51 PM

That is what I was looking for thank you.

That Map of London is amazing and a lot less has changed than I was expecting.

lappy482 t1_j6iqjfp wrote on January 30, 2023 at 4:58 PM

Might be one of my favourite little-known resources online - I could quite honestly sit and stare at it for hours.

Stalins_Moustachio t1_j6mpv5w wrote on January 31, 2023 at 12:50 PM

Hey there! I HIGHLY recommend A History of the World Map by Map and a WWII Map by Map. You will absolutely love them!