"Mapping London: Making Sense of the City" is a beautiful, compelling anthology of over six centuries of London maps, tracing the mesmerising evolution of the city and exploring the hopes and fears of its inhabitants as history unfolds. The book is a cartographic journey, charting the influence of Roman city planning, Saxon feudalism, Medieval tumult, imperial hubris, contemporary town planning and more on this great metropolis. In this comprehensive survey, the maps are allowed to speak for themselves, revealing not only their political and social context, but also the dreams of their makers and the drama of their creation. Often these maps are objects of great skill and beauty and the names of the greatest of their makers are still revered today. A lavishly illustrated hardback book, "Mapping London" explores the city through the ages in all its labyrinthine glory.
- ISBN10 1906155070
- ISBN13 9781906155070
- Publish Date 1 November 2007
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 29 March 2011
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Black Dog Press
- Imprint Black Dog Publishing Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 288
- Language English