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

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-19T16:40:08+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-ai-centuries-reveal-britain-vast.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/ai-reads-centuries-old-handwriting-to-reveal-britain-s-vast-historic-s-31586f/

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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