London : a life in maps
Whitfield, Peter2006
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This volume offers a panorama of London's history by focusing on its maps. The link between London and Westminster, the devastation of the great fire, the emergence of the west end as a place of fashion, the opening of the royal parks, the impact of the World Wars, all these processes and many more are evident in these historic maps.
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London : British Library, 2006.
Collation:
192 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps.208 p. : ill., (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 30cm.
Notes:
Published on the occasion of the British Library exhibition: London: a life in maps. 24 Nov. 2006 - 4 March 2007.
ISBN:
0712349189 (hbk)
Dewey class:
911.421LOC
Local class:
911.421
Language:
English
BRN:
1357941
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