London: A Life in Maps

Friday March 16th 2007
Filed Under Cartography, Europe, Google Earth, Google Maps 

Forty maps portraying life across London over different time periods was put together by staff of the British Library for this virtual exhibit.  Visits can click on map locations from a Google Map mashup or download a Google Earth KML file for a virtual tour of select maps.  A journey around London allows the viewer to see such maps as William Smith’s 1588 “Panorama of London”, Thomas Milne’s 1800 land use map or John Norden’s 1653 “A guide for Cuntrey men In the famous Cittey of LONDON by the helpe of wich plot they shall be able to know how farr it is to any Street…”  Clicking on one of the pushpins pops up a small window with a thumbnail of the map image as well as the cartographer and title of the map.  You can click on the map image to see further information about the map.  Under the Virtual Exhibit menu, maps are categorized by Age so you can take a journey through London over a specific period by visiting one of the following ages:

      1. Roman urbs to Stuart City
      2. Life in the 18th century
      3. Sweet and salutary air
      4. Out of sight: the East End
      5. The age of improvement
      6. Victorian London
      7. Modern London

There are many more features to this exhibit from postcards you can email to videos.

Visit ~ London: A Life in Maps 

 



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