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Welcome to Cassini Historical Maps

Cassini Publishing creates unique editions of historical maps that meet present-day research needs and expectations of quality. Our maps are ideal for for anyone who has interest in the history of their area and wishes to trace the changes that it has undergone since the Industrial Revolution. Because we have enlarged the originals to match the scale and coverage of the present-day Ordnance Survey Landrangers®, Cassini Historical maps are ideal for comparing the past with the present.
 
Make a Present of the Past
Cassini Historical maps make excellent presents at any time of the year. Quite aside from their usefulness for research, historical maps are fascinating and compelling. As gifts, they have the added advantages of being long-lasting, inexpensive and thought-provoking.

“These beautifully produced and elegant maps of our shared past have a mysterious power over the imagination...As a Christmas or birthday gift, there's no faulting them!"
(Fay Weldon, author)

 
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Old Series
1805 to 1874
England & Wales
Engraved maps from the time of
the canal and the horse-drawn cart.

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Revised New Series
1896 to 1904
England & Wales
Sepia-toned maps capturing
the Late Victorian railway era.

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Popular Edition
1919 to 1926
England & Wales
Britain’s first full-colour maps
showing the dawn of the motoring age.
 
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Each of these series provides complete coverage of England & Wales (122 maps in all) from three periods. Each exactly matches the scale and coverage of the present-day Ordnance Survey Landrangers®.

Past & Present
1805 to today
Selected cities and towns Cassini Past & Present Map cover
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This series covers 64 selected cities and towns of England & Wales, with four maps of four different periods on one sheet.
London Historical Maps
1805 to 1948
London
Cassini London Maps
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These four maps cover London’s history from four periods between 1805 and 1946 and are available individually or in a box set
London Historical Maps (Rolled)
1805 to 1948
London
Cassini London Maps
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These four maps cover London’s history from four periods between 1805 and 1946 and are available individually, or as a rolled set


Cassini’s Old Series, Popular Edition and Revised New Series maps are digitally enhanced reproductions of the original Ordnance Survey maps of the same names – but with a very important difference. We have combined, re-projected and enlarged them to match the scale and coverage of the present-day Ordnance Survey Landrangers®, so making direct comparison between the past and the present easy and accurate. The name and reference number is in each case also the same as the corresponding Landranger®. Click on the appropriate ‘Find Maps’ button above to locate the map/s you need.

Cassini's Past & Present Series take a different approach – each comprises four maps of the same area from four different periods between the 19th century all the present day. All maps have been digitally enhanced and are at the same 1:50,000 scale for ease of comparison. Click on the appropriate ‘Find Maps’ button above to locate the map/s you need.

The Cassini Historical Maps of London provide a unique and fascinating overview of 150 years of London’s rich history from 1805 to 1946.They reveal how the capital engulfed surrounding villages to become, for much of this period, the largest city in the world. Each map explores a crucial period in London’s recent history: the late Georgian (1805-22), the late Victorian railway era (1897-8), the dawn of the motoring age (1919-20) and the period of reconstruction following the Second World War (1945-6). Cartographical and historical notes provide background information to help bring London’s past to life.
 


Back To TopCassini Old Series Maps first published between 1805 and 1874
 All maps match scale and coverage of equivalent  Ordnance Survey Landranger®
 
Cassini Old Series Map cover

Key features
• Same map name and number as the equivalent
  Ordnance Survey Landranger®
• Digitally enhanced cartography
• British National Grid for ease of reference
• Locator map featuring modern-day settlements
• Sheet indicator showing Old Series maps used
• Robust laminated cover with contemporary illustration
• A brief history and overview of Ordnance Survey’s
  Old Series mapping
Folded size: 135mm x 226mm
Sheet size: 1000mm x 890mm


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Old Series map sheet sample
 

Back To TopCassini Revised New Series Maps first published between 1896 and 1904
 All maps match scale and coverage of equivalent  Ordnance Survey Landranger®
 
Cassini Past & Present Map cover
Key features
• Same map name and number as the equivalent
  Ordnance Survey Landranger®
• Digitally enhanced cartography
• British National Grid for ease of reference
• Locator map featuring modern-day settlements
• Sheet indicator showing Revised New Series maps used
• Robust laminated cover with contemporary illustration
• A brief history and overview of Ordnance Survey’s
  Revised New Series mapping
Folded size: 135mm x 226mm
Sheet size: 1000mm x 890mm


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Past & Present map sheet sample
 

Back To TopCassini Popular Edition Maps first published between 1919 and 1926
 All maps match scale and coverage of equivalent  Ordnance Survey Landranger®
Cassini Popular edition map cover


Key features
• Same map name and number as the equivalent
  Ordnance Survey Landranger®
• Digitally enhanced cartography
• British National Grid for ease of reference
• Locator map featuring modern-day settlements
• Sheet indicator showing Popular Edition maps used
• Robust laminated cover with contemporary illustration
• A brief history and overview of Ordnance Survey’s
  Popular Edition mapping
Folded size: 135mm x 226mm
Sheet size: 1000mm x 890mm


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Popular Edition map sheet sample
 

Back To TopCassini Past & Present Series
Four maps of the same area from the 19th century to the present day
 
Cassini Past & Present Map cover
Key features
• All maps match present-day 1:50,000 mapping
• Digitally enhanced cartography
• British National Grid for ease of reference
• Locator map featuring modern-day settlements
• Sheet indicators showing original map used
• Robust laminated colour cover
• Brief history and overview of each of the four
  mapping series used
• Web links to sites of local historical interest

Folded size: 135mm x 226mm
Sheet size: 1000mm x 890mm


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Past & Present map sheet sample
 

Back To TopCassini Historical Maps of London 150 years of London’s rich history from 1805 to 1946
 All maps match scale of Ordnance Survey Landrangers®
 
Cassini Past & Present Map cover
Key features
• Four enlarged and digitally enhanced reproductions of historical Ordnance Survey maps from 1805 to 1946 available individually or as a box set
• Based on original maps combined to show both Central London and outer suburbs
• Enlarged from the original scale of one-inch-to-the mile to the modern OS Landranger® scale of 1:50,000
• National Grid for ease of reference
• Contemporary cover illustrations
• Historical notes
• Free 1:10,000 Stanford’s map of Central London in 1891
• All four maps available in an attractive shrink-wrapped box-set or rolled for framing


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Past & Present map sheet sample
 


 

Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE
is back and takes place in the new, larger Grand Hall, Olympia, London from Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th May 2008.

Visit Cassinimaps on stand No. 316

Alistair McGowan, Nicky Campbell and Natasha Kaplinsky have been confirmed as appearing at this year’s event.

The event has made its mark as the largest gathering of family history experts, TV historians and celebrity enthusiasts and this year is no exception! If you’ve been inspired by the TV series to find out your family story or are a seasoned researcher, you’ll get all the help you need.

Save £20!! 2 tickets for the price of 1 !!!
We’re offering you the chance to buy 2 tickets for £20*, saving £20 on the full ticket price. Simply click here

Book your tickets now – last year Saturday was completely sold out!

Normal on door ticket price £20, all activities at the show included in this price. Offer ends 18.4.2008.
*£1.95 per transaction fee applies.

 


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Cassini Publishing was founded in 2005 and specialises in creating historical mapping products that meet present-day research needs and expectations of quality. Our maps are ideal for family and local historians, students, walkers, homeowners – in short, for anyone who has interest in the history of their area and wishes to trace the changes that it has undergone since the Industrial Revolution.

Some aspects have changed almost beyond recognition, while others have hardly altered. Our maps help you see them all. Digitally enhanced, enlarged, exactly matching present-day OS Landranger® maps and immaculately printed, there has never been a better way of discovering the landscape of the past.

If an original map can be improved with careful digital enhancement, then we’ll do all we can to make our resulting product better and clearer without compromising the character of the original. Many of our maps have been re-projected and enlarged from their original one-inch scale so that they match modern metric mapping conventions, so allowing for easier comparisons between the past and the present. Attractive, sturdy and eye-catching covers help protect the product and convey an immediate flavour of the period. We’re also developing new ways of providing historical maps, including on CD, on DVD and on-line.

More titles and more series are being added to our list, and details will be announced on this site. If you have any comments about our current products, or suggestions for future ones, please send an email to sales@cassinimaps.com


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Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE
Visit Cassinimaps on stand 316
Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th May 2008.
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Testimonials

"These beautifully produced and elegant maps of our shared past have a mysterious power over the imagination... As a Christmas or birthday gift, there's no faulting them!"
 
Fay Weldon, author
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"Cassini Historical Maps provide a wonderful key to the past - a key to a treasure-trove for everyone who wants to know what has happened to their world."
 
Terry Jones, popular TV historian and ex-Monty Python
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"In some cases, you will find yourself asking questions that even the standard histories do not answer.  So, before consulting those published histories, look at the maps! "
 
Peter Barber MA, FSA, FRHistS, Head of Map Collections, British Library
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"We find these historical maps fascinating. Especially when you have them side-by-side with the modern map. Even my grandchildren are interested and we have spent ages crawling around on the floor comparing the past and present of places where they live."

Mrs Janet Daley,
Somerset
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"Thank you Cassini! You have solved my annual problem of what to buy all the men in my life - I have ordered Past & Presents of Salisbury and Guildford and sets of maps 126 and 186 from the 3 different time periods for my father, father-in-law and brothers-in-laws. They are unique, fascinating and most importantly affordable."

Nicola Ellis, Dorset
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The Cassini Old Series map 174 of Newbury & Wantage was the best present I’ve had for a long time. My wife knows how much I’m interested in the history of the area where we live and she found the perfect gift for me. This beautiful nineteenth century map has even got her interested in our local history and now she understands why I’m so fascinated.

Paul Reeves, Hungerford
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" It was great to see the house where my great-grandmother’s twin sister was a dairy maid in 1871 and the tiny church next door where they were probably baptised seventeen years earlier. "
 
Mrs Diana Driscoll, Manchester