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AI reads centuries-old handwriting to reveal Britain's vast historic shipping trade

Historians have created a first-of-its-kind online interactive map, using data from hundreds of thousands of pages of centuries-old port records to chart Britain's growth into a dominant global trading nation.

Phys.org ScienceOctober 19, 20261 min read
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AI reads centuries-old handwriting to reveal Britain's vast historic shipping trade

Historians have created a first-of-its-kind online interactive map, using data from hundreds of thousands of pages of centuries-old port records to chart Britain's growth into a dominant global trading nation.

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