After several pages on surface land forms and geology, we go straight to roman london, how and why the town was established where it was, and the location of the first bridge across the thames. While its nearly 200 pages are crammed with maps, this volume is considerably more than just an atlas. Dec 22, 2007 hes citing authors in his list, so i imagined an apostrophe should be in there viz. It is a great book and an essential guide to the city.
The times atlas of world history is a historical atlas first published by times books limited. The times london history atlas edited by hugh clout. Published by london, times publishing company, 1964 1964. The butterfield stage line ran from 1857 to 1861, but the road was used by settlers, cattle drives and trade caravans long after. The atlas begins with the first mapped representation of london in 1250 and covers a detailed history of london mapping that provides interesting context to both the development of the city and its mapping culture. Dec 02, 2019 part history, part geography, an atlas of geographical wonders. In 1680, moses pitt began to produce a giant multivolume english atlas to rival the great dutch productions of the time as a status symbol. The times atlas of the world by bartholomew abebooks. Authoritative and prestigious atlas with detailed mapping and photographs for the whole of greater london. A comprehensive series of new and authentic maps reduced from the national surveys. Apart from the obvious maps, a lot of the content is given over to history, culture, economics and social commentary accompanied by lavish illustrations. This authoritative and prestigious atlas charts london,s highs and lows through maps, rarely seen photographs and texts, as well as statistics, archive images, and historical accounts, giving an exceptionally detailed view of london and helping you to.
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We visit london several times a year and always use it beforehand and after visits. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The times atlas of world history by barraclough, geoffrey. Discover expert history articles from the times and the sunday times. A history in maps 2012 by peter barber charts the citys transformation from its londinium days to the olympiad of five years ago, by means of maps culled from the british librarys.
The times and the sunday times do it began in 1785 under the title the daily universal register, adopting its current name on 1 january 1788. The times london history atlas hardcover october 1, 1991 by hugh clout editor 4. The wait was finally over last week when i received my copy in the post. However, although billed as an atlas of london, this book takes the definition of atlas to new heights. The times and its sister paper the sunday times founded in 1821 are published by times newspapers, since 1981 a subsidiary of news uk, in turn wholly owned by news corp. Times atlas of world history by harpercollins publishers.
Planned for general readers as well as students, the atlas contains some 600 maps and illustrations, and an authoritative narrativetext. The times atlas of london, published by times books, maps the story of the capital from its humble beginnings to the megacity it is today. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. The atlas begins with the first mapped representation of london in 1250 and covers a detailed. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The times complete history of the world is the most comprehensive, authoritative and accessible work on world history available today. The times concise atlas of world history, first published in 1982, has become a classic of reference publishing around the globe. The story of a great city through maps, history and culture slp by times uk isbn. The atlas, first published in 1978 in london, uk, sold more than two million copies in many languages.
This authoritative and prestigious atlas charts london s highs and lows through maps, rarely seen photographs and texts, as well as statistics, archive images, and historical accounts, giving an exceptionally detailed view of london and helping you to explore this great city. Times atlas of world history by hammond, times books. The times atlas of london by times atlases waterstones. First published to considerable acclaim in 1978 revised editions followed in 1984 and 1989, this atlas contains 600 visually exciting maps, 300,000 words of text, and 128 doublepage spreads on major themes in world history. This authoritative and prestigious atlas charts londons highs and lows through maps, rarely seen photographs and texts, as well as statistics, archive images, and historical accounts, giving an exceptionally detailed view of london and helping you to. The first version of the times atlas of the world appeared as the times atlas in 1895. Richard overy has acted as a consultant to the bbc, particularly on the germansoviet war and on the allied bombing of germany, and is the coauthor of the road to war r, which accompanied a bbc. Times atlas in antiquarian and collectable books for sale ebay. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. In any case, i think its a safe bet that hes referring to the times atlas of world history, first published in 1978. The times, daily newspaper published in london, one of britains oldest and most influential newspapers. Visitors map of london historical map of london trade cartographic. The worlds most authoritative atlas, beautifully redesigned and fully updated in a new 15th edition.
Usborne history books help children learn about britains past, and that of the wider world, with flap books and sticker books packed with historical detail, and beautifully illustrated encyclopedias and narrative histories. He was consultant editor on the times atlas of the second world war 1989 and general editor of the times history of the 20th century 1996. From the publisher the times atlas of world history presents the drama of world history in the arena of its action. The story of a great city through maps, history and culture usually ships within 6 to 10 days. Discover the times atlas range, the authoritative atlas beautifully designed with fully. Times concise atlas of world history by barraclough. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Oct 10, 2018 in 1680, moses pitt began to produce a giant multivolume english atlas to rival the great dutch productions of the time as a status symbol. It was published at the office of the times newspaper in london, and contained 117 pages of maps with an alphabetical index of,000 names. Times complete history of the world by richard overy. The times atlas of london, published by times books, maps the story of the. Hes citing authors in his list, so i imagined an apostrophe should be in there viz. The times atlas of london, published by times books, maps the story of the capital. Times atlas of the world by london 1978, hardcover for sale.
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