London by Peter Whitfield

London by Peter Whitfield

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London has been changing and evolving. It has been renewing or replacing the streets and buildings at its heart and has been spreading inexorably outwards. This book illustrates this process by maps of London; and offers a panorama of London's history by focusing on its maps.

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London by Peter Whitfield

London has been changing and evolving. It has been renewing or replacing the streets and buildings at its heart and has been spreading inexorably outwards. This book illustrates this process by maps of London; and offers a panorama of London's history by focusing on its maps.
Peter Whitfield is a former director of Stanford's International Map Centre. His eight previous books (all published by the British Library) are The Image of the World; The Mapping of the Heavens; The Charting of the Oceans; New Found Lands; Landmarks in Western Science; Astrology; Sir Francis Drake and Cities of the World.
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ISBN 13 9780712349192
ISBN 10 0712349197
Title London
Author Peter Whitfield
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher British Library Publishing
Year published 2006-11-17
Number of pages 208
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.