Post by Catsmate on Jan 9, 2020 9:50:10 GMT
An accumulation of links to sites that might be useful for historical settings.
Maps.
The British Library online map collection.
Icemap - interested in historical sea levels and ice coverage for a scenario set up to 35,000 years ago? This if for you.
Sightings of supernatural creatures in Norway and Sweden - in Swedish
Extremely detailed map of London in 1896, perfect for planning late Victorian scenarios.
Similarly detailed map of Paris in 1753, perfect for a visit to the Blood Riots.
The rest of the David Rumsey map collection is also worth a look.
Soviet Military Topographic Maps of Britain and the World. A collection of Cold War maps, such as might be found cluched in the hand of a dead Soviet operative.
Side by side comparison of historical and modern UK maps. Handy for historical and pseudo-historical scenarios.
Photos.
Collection of historical aerial photos of the US, ready for Weird Things to show up.
The Metropolitan Museum in New York public archive.
Other stuff.
The Tornado History Project. Includes historical maps of tens of thousands of US tornadoes since 1920.
Venipedia, a wiki dedicated to Venice. Perfect sources for background to The Bellagio Imbrolio.
The Ancient and Medieval architecture collection.
Ancient Scripts. Do you want to know what (say) Khitan looked like?
List of 'extreme' weather events in the UK from 1900.
The UK & Ireland BFI player map. Plannings a historical UK scenario? Pick up some background colour,
World History Timeline. Useful for the big picture.
TimeMaps history atlas.
Anyone have anything interest to add?
Maps.
The British Library online map collection.
Icemap - interested in historical sea levels and ice coverage for a scenario set up to 35,000 years ago? This if for you.
Sightings of supernatural creatures in Norway and Sweden - in Swedish
Extremely detailed map of London in 1896, perfect for planning late Victorian scenarios.
Similarly detailed map of Paris in 1753, perfect for a visit to the Blood Riots.
The rest of the David Rumsey map collection is also worth a look.
Soviet Military Topographic Maps of Britain and the World. A collection of Cold War maps, such as might be found cluched in the hand of a dead Soviet operative.
Side by side comparison of historical and modern UK maps. Handy for historical and pseudo-historical scenarios.
Photos.
Collection of historical aerial photos of the US, ready for Weird Things to show up.
The Metropolitan Museum in New York public archive.
Other stuff.
The Tornado History Project. Includes historical maps of tens of thousands of US tornadoes since 1920.
Venipedia, a wiki dedicated to Venice. Perfect sources for background to The Bellagio Imbrolio.
The Ancient and Medieval architecture collection.
Ancient Scripts. Do you want to know what (say) Khitan looked like?
List of 'extreme' weather events in the UK from 1900.
The UK & Ireland BFI player map. Plannings a historical UK scenario? Pick up some background colour,
World History Timeline. Useful for the big picture.
TimeMaps history atlas.
Anyone have anything interest to add?