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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins The Limited

ISBN-100008351767

ISBN-139780008351762

eBay Product ID (ePID)3038220285

Product Key Features

Book TitleA-Z History of London

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMaps & Road Atlases (See Also Reference / Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps), Europe / Great Britain / General

Publication Year2020

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel, History

AuthorGeographers A-Z Map Co Ltd

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight38.2 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"Parker's commentary is apposite and ferociously well-informed, but the book's real pleasure is in poring over the maps, old and new, and seeing what has changed over the years." The Spectator

Dewey Decimal911.421

SynopsisBeautifully presented, a perfect gift for history lovers. For the last century A-Z maps have been the trusted and reliable source of mapping for Londoners. As the face of London has changed so have the maps. History of Britain in Maps author, Philip Parker, outlines these changes. Drawing on maps and photographs from the A to Z archives, Philip Parker reveals how the city has changed over the last one hundred years. Did you know that Phyllis Pearsall walked 23,000 street in order to create the first street atlas of London? The land to build Heathrow airport on was bought for 15,000 from the Vicar of Harmondsworth? There used to be S and NE London postcodes? London's skyline has gone from Big Ben and Tower Bridge to include the Tate Modern and The Shard. Several ill-fated projects appeared on maps, including London Millennium Tower and The Sparkplug, which never quite made it into the city's skyline A beautifully presented book and perfect gift for any map lover and historian., Beautifully presented, a perfect gift for history lovers. For the last century A-Z maps have been the trusted and reliable source of mapping for Londoners. As the face of London has changed so have the maps. History of Britain in Maps author, Philip Parker, outlines these changes. Drawing on maps and photographs from the A to Z archives, Philip Parker reveals how the city has changed over the last one hundred years. Did you know that Phyllis Pearsall walked 23,000 street in order to create the first street atlas of London? The land to build Heathrow airport on was bought for £15,000 from the Vicar of Harmondsworth? There used to be S and NE London postcodes? London's skyline has gone from Big Ben and Tower Bridge to include the Tate Modern and The Shard. Several ill-fated projects appeared on maps, including London Millennium Tower and The Sparkplug, which never quite made it into the city's skyline A beautifully presented book and perfect gift for any map lover and historian., Beautifully presented, a perfect gift for history lovers. For the last century A-Z maps have been the trusted and reliable source of mapping for Londoners. As the face of London has changed so have the maps. History of Britain in Maps author, Philip Parker, outlines these changes., For the last century A-Z maps have been the trusted and reliable source of mapping for Londoners. As the face of London has changed so have the maps. This history will outline these changes and reveal how the city has changed over the last 100 years. Did you know that Wembley Stadium used to be a Greyhound racing circuit, that the Millennium Dome is the biggest structure of its kind in the world, and that the London Eye was not the first big wheel in London?

LC Classification NumberG1819.L7

As told toParker, Philip