Le Havre - 2ème édition de la Semaine du port. 18th Century shipping mapped using 21st Century technology. 18th Century British shipping routes visualised using modern mapping technologies.
Illustration: James Cheshire, Spatial Analysis CLICK FOR FULL SIZE IMAGE Last month we looked at an example of an old mapping style being applied to modern data. This time it's the other way round. James Cheshire, of Spatial Analysis, has taken historical records of shipping routes between 1750 and 1800 and plotted them using modern mapping tools. The first map, above, shows journeys made by British ships.
Le Havre, Métropole Maritime Internationale. Musée de la Marine_ft - ACCUEIL.