Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #120004 in Books
• Published on: 2002-10-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Map
• 1 pages

Synopsis
A very detailed street map of London first published a century ago as the expansive Victorian era finally drew to a close. The massive development of the nineteenth century is well illustrated by the appearance of numerous docks and factories along the lower reaches of the Thames where the constant bustle of trade served the needs of the Empire and the mother country. The railways serving other parts of the country were now well established and the underground train system competed with the trams for passengers within the capital. Large areas that were orchards, market gardens and marshes only fifty years before are now well within the built up area, but Willesden and Herne Hill are still shown as villages surrounded by open countryside. Each map is accompanied by an illustrated booklet which was produced to accompany the original edition and together they provide a fascinating glimpse into life in London a century ago.

Customer Reviews

Disappointing
This was described as a 'very detailed map' . I found it quite disappointing that such an interesting object is so poorly reproduced.

Much of the fine detail , street names in particular , is quite indistinct.

Whether this is due to the printing process or initial copying of the original map , or paper chosen for it I do not know.

Or maybe I got a bad print.

Had I seen this map in a book shop I would not have bought it after opening it up.

It's a shame and a lost opportunity. Perhaps it should have been reproduced at a much larger scale after clarification of the original image.