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Peter Berthoud
Oct 21, 2023
Panorama of Remarkable Objects in London - A Map from 1830
Samuel Leigh's map, a Panorama of Remarkable Remarkable Objects in London, was designed to help visitors navigate the extraordinary...
Peter Berthoud
Sep 24, 2023
"The Heart of London" - Francis Chichester's Pictorial Map & Jigsaw
In comparison to his other achievements Francis Chichester's maps and jigsaws are often forgotten. His splendid "Heart of London" map and...
Peter Berthoud
Sep 12, 2023
The Wooden Road Surfaces of London Mapped by Bartholemew's c. 1921
In the early 1920s the Improved Wood Pavement Company issued a promotional map of London showing the extent of their wood paved roads,...
Peter Berthoud
Feb 19, 2023
An Edwardian Map of the River Thames
"Map of the River Thames" by Joseph Mears Launches & Motors Ltd. of 5 Hill Street, Richmond around 1914. Cartography by George Philip Ltd.
Peter Berthoud
Sep 26, 2022
The Air-Photo Atlas of London of 1949
In 1949 Phoenix House Ltd. published their Air-Photo Atlas of London. The aerial maps provide a "street guide from the air" to post-war...
Peter Berthoud
Sep 26, 2022
Air-Photo Atlas of 1949 - Index and Introductory Notes
This is the index to the 1949, Phoenix House Ltd., Air-Photo Atlas of London. For the complete set of maps & images from the atlas please...
Peter Berthoud
Aug 14, 2022
A 3D Map of Soho in 1991
The Soho Cityscape 1991/92 is one of my favourite London maps. The locations of sights, shops, food places, pubs and entertainments from...
Peter Berthoud
May 19, 2014
The Real Story of A-Z Maps by Phyllis Pearsall
The legend of Phyllis Pearsall, founder of Geographers' A-Z Map Company, has become controversial in recent years. The debate about...
Peter Berthoud
Oct 2, 2012
Stunning Panorama of London in 1774
For the first time online here are high quality images of Samuel & Nathaniel Buck's complete sequence of five views of London as...
Peter Berthoud
Jul 30, 2012
Rare London Images Shared by Fine Bookseller
This little book is unique. There is only one copy, it is handwritten, it has never been published in print or on-line. It contains a...
Peter Berthoud
May 7, 2012
Bird’s-Eye View Maps of Victorian London
In 1880 Herbert Fry published London a handbook for Victorian visitors. The popular book ran to many editions. A major factor for its...
Peter Berthoud
Sep 26, 2011
A Man with a Plan for London
Arthur Cawston, ARIBA, was a lesser known Scottish architect with huge ambitions but thankfully little influence. In 1893 he published A...
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