The Cassini Map Of France

The Carte de French Republic or the Cassini Maps were created past times 4 generations of the Cassini household unit of measurement inward the 18th as well as 19th centuries. The Cassini Maps were the kickoff genuinely accurate national survey based on geodetic triangulation.

Remonter le Temps (go dorsum inward time) allows yous to stance the Carte de Cassini overlain on altitude of a modern interactive map of France. This historical maps interface presents a reveal of French vintage maps, which besides includes the Carte de l'etat major, a 1950 map of French Republic as well as historical aerial imagery of French Republic from the 1950's & 60's.

Remonter le Temps provides a reveal of ways to stance the vintage maps. You tin stance an historical map side-by-side amongst the modern map of France, yous tin besides choose to switch betwixt the modern as well as vintage maps or yous tin purpose an interesting 'lens' stance which shows a small-scale round down alternative of the historical map overlain on altitude of the modern map of France.