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The History of London in Maps (Hardcover)

by Felix Barker (Editor), Peter Jackson (Editor)
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  • Hardcover: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Barrie & Jenkins (17 May 1990)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0712636501
  • ISBN-13: 978-0712636506
  • Product Dimensions: 34.9 x 25.4 x 1.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 760,861 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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In this large-format album, the author presents a survey of the range of maps of London since 1550, and of the social and architectural history they portray. Every map is accompanied by contemporary scenes and views, so that the reader obtains an unravelled picture of the city in all its stages of development. The text and captions provide an anecdotal commentary, full of unexpected and unfamiliar details for those who already know and love the capital, and with a clear outline of London's history for those new to the city.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating summary of London's development, 15 April 2002
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I found this book fascinating in a number of ways. Firstly, as someone who has worked in, and lived in or around, London for much of my life, the development of London as a city, from a collection of towns and villages, is interesting in itself. The thought of Kensington or Chelsea as outlying villages, for instance, rather than suburbs, or the idea of rough tracks through forest and moorland where now we have Underground lines and motorways: to realise that this was London, only a few hundred years ago, is extraordinary.

Secondly, this book is fascinating for the way it shows the development of maps themselves. The introduction of more accurate measurement, the development of printing techniques, the increasing value of easy-to-use maps to the London dweller as well as the visitor - all of these come across as you trace the history of London.

Thirdly, it gives some nice insights into the life of Londoners, the events - such as the Great Exhibition - which changed the city and the social change which accompanied the increases in traffic, the arrival of the railways and so on.

Anyone with an interest in the history of London will enjoy this book. If you like maps (as I do!) you will also find it hugely interesting.

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4.0 out of 5 stars History, 5 Feb 2009
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Starting with the earliest known maps of London (mid-Tudor)this book tells the cartographers story of how London developed up to the end of the last (20th) century. The social and architectural illustrations were particularly interesting. Analysing the maps discerns how the layout of the central city has, until relatively recently, followed very old patterns. The devastation of the Great Fire is well documented by detailed maps before and after. The wide range of illustrations and (later) photographs accompanying each period put flesh on the bones making it possible to visualise living in historic London.
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