Customer Reviews

A visual treat - By: K. HARPER, 10 Jan 2008
This is a beautiful book, worthy of pride-of-place on your coffee table or your library shelf. If you're a "map person," you will relish hundreds of illustrations published between the covers. These generously-sized images give you a real opportunity to pore over the details on historical maps, & the accompanying text will teach you something new.
It is an ambitious undertaking to publish a book like this, & Simon Foxell has certainly done justice to his topic. From the famous (eg Hollar's Panorama) to the obscure, the maps are presentedin full colour with extended captions. Foxell provides historical context & analyses the role of maps & the information they provide. Open the book to any page, & you'll find something to delight your eyes & tickle your brain.
A great gift for your favourite London-ophile (if that's even a word!).