London: A Life in Maps

by Peter Whitfield

Book Overview

A city long shrouded in literary and historical mists--not to mention real ones--London seduces tourists and natives alike. From Big Ben to the grimy Victorian streets of Dickens novels on up to the sleek high-rises that dot the skyline of the twenty-first-century metropolis, the urban landscape of London is steeped in history, while forever responsive to the changing dictates of progress, industry, and culture. In London: A Life in Maps,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0712349197
• ISBN13: 9780712349192
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: British Library
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.3" x 11.3"