Old maps - Satellite maps

In 1641, the abbey of Bassac has not yet recovered from the destructions of the wars of religion that have ransacked the country.
Don’t forget that the famous battle of Jarnac (13 march 1569) has taken place near the abbey.
This map of 1641 (large size) is an inventory of the damages.

A classical thema of archeology, but also a subject full of traps where it is difficult to find the truth between the gallo-roman roads, the gallic roads and these of middle-age.
Here, the roads are drawn on a satellit map.

2 maps (large size) of the city of Angouleme and its suburbs near 1650
The parishes and their limits, localities, names of the streets and tracks, and all remarkable buildings, castle and fortifications, churches, convents, fountains, mills, as if you were visiting Angouleme in the 17th century. Follow the guide with a simple click...