Books: Mapping London

A treat for cartophiles, Foxell's epic survey of the history of the capital's maps tracks the burgeoning metropolis through hundreds of different images.

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The maps collected here tackle town planning, new transport solutions, demographic changes, and economic circumstances, with the grand new schemes from the likes of architects from Christopher Wren to Terry Farrell providing tantalising visions of what might have been. An excellent introduction to a subject of limitless scope.

27 February 2008 | Art