A great new resource has just been released by the Wellcome Library. They have meticulously scanned “Medical Officer of Health” reportsĀ for London between 1848 and
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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
More...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
More...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
More...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
More...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
More...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
More...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
More...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
More...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
More...A Guide to London 1908
The same day that James received a historic picture map of London that we eventually dated to around 1908, mainly based on the appearance of
More...Bacon’s Picture Map of London
I recently managed to get my hands on one of my favourite maps of London. It is produced by G.W. Bacon and Co. Ltd and
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