Historic maps · 1777–1963
West Ham, sheet by sheet
Fourteen map editions on the same ground, from Chapman and André’s county survey of 1777 to the Ordnance
Survey’s post-war plans. Scrub the timeline, stack editions, or slide two dates against each other.
Compare two editions
Drag the handle on the map. The timeline sets the right-hand edition.
From the book’s GIS
Key to industry types
Historic maps reproduced with the permission of the
National Library of Scotland (CC-BY). The 1777 Chapman and André sheet
(NLS) and the 1805 Ordnance Survey sheet (British Library copy) are out of copyright and were georeferenced
for this site. Series dates are the range of each edition; individual sheets carry their own survey and
revision dates. Industrial sites, water and docks from the author’s GIS; railways from OpenHistoricalMap
contributors. Map engine: Leaflet, BSD licence.