The mapping of France in the 18th century underwent significant transformation thanks to the efforts of the Cassini family.

The kids these days find it hard to believe we ever had to make do with something as archaic as folding paper maps for wayfinding. But just wait until they hear about how it was done in the Bronze Age ...

While today's world is easily mapped thanks to satellite technology, it was a long and arduous task to draw up the first geographical maps. The first map to cover the whole of France was the Cassini ...