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a life in maps
By Whitfield, Peter
- ISBN
- 978-0-71234-918-5
- Publisher
- London [England] : British Library, 2006.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on October 15, 2007
Whitfield, the author of several books on maps, including Cities of the World, has produced a fascinating history of London organized around some 100 of the countless maps, panoramas, and plans created of the city over the last 500 years, going back to the earliest extant map. Arranged chronologically, each map or plan serves as the accompaniment to a chapter that in fact covers more than the map in question. Thus, an un...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
