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Mapping London: Making Sense of the City
by: Simon Foxell

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 910
EAN: 9781906155070
ISBN: 1906155070
Label: Black Dog Publishing
Manufacturer: Black Dog Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 278
Publication Date: September 01, 2007
Publisher: Black Dog Publishing
Studio: Black Dog Publishing
Sales Rank: 6349

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- A visual treat
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 ... Read More:

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