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Map Samples

The generic embedded map from Google Maps, looks something like this.

There are other ways that the interactive component could be used that might make the area a bit more interesting.

http://demo.geogarage.com/cassini/

One of the landmarks in the history of map making is César-François Cassini's 18th century map of France. The 182 sheets of the map took Cassini over thirty years to complete. The Cassini map of France has been added by GeoGarage as an overlay on top of the Google Map of France. This means you can now view the oldest map of France on a topographic scale using Google Map’s zoom and navigation tools.

The transparency of the Cassini map overlay can be set at three different levels. Therefore you can compare Cassini’s map to contemporary France. For example, if you compare 18th century Paris to the present day Google Map of the city you can see how little the centre of Paris has changed in the last 250 years.

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