This decorative map was published in or around 1946, as a commemorative keepsake for a weary city and a population that had just been through
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Wonderground Map
Above is a small part of the “Wonderground Map of London Town” – MacDonald Gill created this fantastic decorative map, which was commissioned to provide
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London’s Health
A great new resource has just been released by the Wellcome Library. They have meticulously scanned “Medical Officer of Health” reports for London between 1848 and
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Victorian London in Incredible Detail
Here’s a real treat. The National Library of Scotland’s Map Department, supported by David Rumsey, have taken some very high-resolution scans of the Ordnance Survey
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Rocque’s Map of Georgian London, 1746
Mapping London has always been most interested in modern maps of London, however we are happy to make the occasional exception, and so when this
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Pictorial Map from The A to Z 1938 London Street Atlas
The above map is an extract from a reproduction of the “Pictorial Map of London” published in 1938 by what was then known as the
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Mapping From Hell: Pt1
The epic graphic novel entitled “From Hell” is summarised in the following way: “An unflinching recreation of Jack the Ripper’s mutilation of five Whitechapel prostitutes
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London’s Roman Roads
Here is part of a map, The Map of Roman Britain, Second Edition, published by the Ordnance Survey in 1931 and scanned by Bibliographics. The
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Mapping the London Blitz
The London Blitz, from 1940-1941, was a traumatic event that changed London’s landscape for ever. Until now, maps of the impact sights from the bombs
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The Regent’s Canal
A book, by author and illustrator David Fathers, has recently been published, on the Regent’s Canal. It’s an engaging little book, part route finder, part
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Map of London Social and Functional Analysis 1943
[Updated] This map of London districts, was intended to be used as a grand “masterplan” of how a post-WW2 London could look. Each district appears
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Mind the Map: A Map by Macdonald Gill
This is an extract of a map produced in 1928 for London Transport by Macdonald Gill. He produced many maps in this “flowery” style, including
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