A brief manual
Chronoscope World is a time machine to explore the history of the world, browsing maps from the 13th until the 20th century. More than 2,000 high-resolution maps can be displayed in a maps application on the correct geographic location.
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Keyboard shortcuts is time travel on steroids.
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◀ ▶ ▲ ▼ | pan the view port | swipe | drag |
+ or ß | zoom in | double tap or spread gesture plus-button |
double click mouse wheel plus button |
- or ´ | zoom out | pinch gesture minus button |
shift and double click mouse wheel minus button |
new rect | – | shift + drag | |
shift◀ and shift▶ | rotate | 2 finger rotate gesture | drag with second mouse button (or control drag) |
N | north up | tap the compass | click the compass |
center on your current location | tap the target button | click the target button | |
center on your current location an turn map to north | tap the target button and keep the device horizontal | – | |
shift▲ and shift▼ | tilt map pane | long touch the map and turn your mobile device till iOS10 - does not work at the moment | drag with second mouse button (or control-drag) |
N N | no tilt angle | – | |
Alt1 - 3 | bookmark current map and view | - | ![]() |
Alt1 - 3 | recall map and view | - | ![]() |
overwrite bookmark with current map and view | alt![]() |
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AltShift1 - 3 | clear bookmark | shift![]() |
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B | show previous maps – (b)ack | ![]() |
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Chrono Bar |
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Chronoscope home page | ![]() |
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R | random rocket flight | ![]() |
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AltR | autopilot – endless random old maps | ||
K | search maps that fit the current view and display map table | ![]() Chrono-Cursor und Zoom-Stufe bestimmen den Kontext der Suche |
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J | sort map table by year | ![]() |
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1 - 7 | select map from map table (also if map table is clodes) | ||
A | show atlas on map table | ![]() |
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W | next map of atlas | ||
AltW | autopilot for atlas | ||
Q | previous map of atlas | ||
E | show next edition of map | ![]() |
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H | map’s home position (or former view) | Kartentitel | Kartentitel |
V | enter geoURL | ![]() |
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Drag&Drop einer Geo-URL auf das Chronoscope; z.B. von Google Maps oder aus der Wikipedia | |||
open quick tips | ![]() |
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City Maps |
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C | show city maps on map table | ![]() |
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1 - 7 | select city map | chrono bar | chrono beiste |
nummer of selected map 1 - 7 // again or N NN |
home position of map // and back to detail |
tap selected year at chrono bar // again |
click selected year at chrono bar // again |
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D | show/hide dark background | ![]() |
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S | show/hide satellite view | ![]() |
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M | show/hide mountains | ![]() |
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L | show/hide layout of all maps and filter for year and signature | ![]() |
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Y | Quick Filter: limit intervall toauf +/-10 years (experimental in layout mode) | ||
ShiftQ ShiftW | shift interval in layout mode | ||
I | show/hide info layer | ![]() |
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(Leertaste) | show/hide map | ![]() |
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8 9 0 | transparency | Slider | Slider |
Z | time pendulum, i.e. automatic change of transparency | ![]() |
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ChronoCursor
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ChronoCursor position | Tap the map or drag the ChronoCursor | Click the map or drag the ChronoCursor | |
Open Victoria’s menu | Tap the ChronoCursor | Click the ChronoCursor | |
Victoria’s Menu
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jump to map source | ![]() |
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show map at ChronoAtlas | ![]() |
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show map in full scale at a new browser tab | ![]() |
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copy iFrame code to clipboard | ![]() |
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copy ChronoLink to clipboard | ![]() |
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search maps that fit the current view and display map table | ![]() |
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Geo Services |
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open new Chronoscope; only while Chronoscope inside iFrames |
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jump to Apple Maps | ![]() |
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jump to google maps | ![]() |
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jump to google Earth Engine; for satellite view and zoom level 13 or lower |
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jump to OpenStreetMap | ![]() |
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jump to OpenSeaMap; ChronoCursor need to touch water |
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jump to Microsoft bing Maps; | ![]() |
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jump to GeoPortal Hamburg | ![]() |
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jump to Denkmalkartierung Hamburg | ![]() |
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jump to Baugenehmigungsexplorer; not for Safari |
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jump to FIS-Prortal Berlin | ![]() |
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jump to Geodatenzentrum; only for satellite view |
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jump to Sonnenverlauf; zoom level 13 and above |
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jump to Windfinder; zoom level 13 and below |
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jump to TomTom; zoom level 9 to 15 |
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jump to GeoHacks | ![]() |
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Photos and Wikipedia |
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jump to google streetview; zoom level 13 and above |
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jump to eFoto 2.0 beta and show old photos of Hamburg; zoom level 13 and above |
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jump to sMapshot and show old photos of Switzerland | ![]() |
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jump to PastVu and show old photos; zoom level 13 and above |
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show Wikipedia.de near by | ![]() |
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show Wikipedia.com near by | ![]() |
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Keyboard | Function | Smartphone/Tablet | Mouse or Trackpad |
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