Whitby And Esk Dale 1925

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Map No. 94, Whitby & Esk Dale 1925, in the Cassini Historical Series of old Ordnance Survey mapping of England & Wales at 1:50, 000 in a format designed to offer a convenient comparison with the present day coverage from the OS, & most locations in three different editions. Old historical maps have been combined so that the sheet lines correspond to the current Landranger series & reproduced with the scale changed from one inch to one mile to 1:50, 000. Most locations are covered by three separate maps, showing how the area has changed over the decades, with selected major cities also presented in a fourth edition. * Old Series: the first detailed survey mapping dating for most areas from the first half of the 19th century, in black & white & with relief shown by hachuring.* Revised New Series from 1880s/1900s, with some colouring & a mixture of hachuring & contour lines.* Popular Edition from the inter-war years, with contour lines & colouring to indicate woodlands, parks, etc.* New Popular Edition from the late 1940s, reproduced in the Cassini series for the major cities. Each map

Includes:: notes on the development of Ordnance Survey & the various series produced by them. For those interested in maps & cartography in general, the Cassini series also provides a fascinating insight into how Ordnance Survey cartographic style has developed over a period of over 100 years. Coverage

Includes:: present day Redcar, Marske-by-the-Sea, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Guisborough, Loftus, Staithes, Moorsholm, Kildale, Castleton, Danby, Westerdale, Egton, Sleights, Glaisdale, Grosmont, Robin Hood’s Bay, Ravenscar, Goathl&, Cockayne, Low Mill, Rosedale Abbey, Harwood Dale, Newton-on-Rawcliffe, Harwood Dale, Hackness, East Ayton, Lockton, Middleton, Hutton-le-Hole & Kirbymoorside, with the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, & the Cleveland Way.* PLEASE NOTE: Stanfords can also print on request mapping from all four series *centring the map on a location of your choice.* For more information please click on the link below.