Mapping London: Making Sense of the City |
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Simon Foxell
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Pages: 278 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 1906155070
Pub: Black Dog Publishing
Pub date: 2007-09-01
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5977
Reader Reviews:
A visual treat (5/5 people found this helpful)
This is a beautiful book, worthy of pride-of-place on your coffee table or your library shelf. If you're a "map person," you will relish hundreds of illustrations published between the covers. These generously-sized images give you a real opportunity to pore over the details on historical maps, and the accompanying text will teach you something new.
It is an ambitious undertaking to publish a book like this, and Simon Foxell has certainly done justice to his topic. From the famous (eg Hollar's Panorama) to the obscure, the maps are presented in full colour with extended captions. Foxell provides historical context and analyses the role of maps and the information they provide. Open the book to any page, and you'll find something to delight your eyes and tickle your brain.
A great gift for your favourite London-ophile (if that's even a word!).
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