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A prospect of the city of London from the south east in the year 1945 : shewing its architecture, the destruction caused by the King's enemies during the previous five years, and some of the means whereby the safety of the citizens was maintained : 1939-1945
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A prospect of the city of London from the south east in the year 1945 : shewing its architecture, the destruction caused by the King's enemies during the previous five years, and some of the means whereby the safety of the citizens was maintained : 1939-1945 / Cecil Brown delineavit ; drawn by Cecil Brown with notes by Ralph Hyde.
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[London] : London Topographical Society, 1990 ([London?] : Printed by Cook, Hammond & Kell Ltd.)
Physical Description
1 view ; 68 x 113 cm., on sheet 84 x 119 cm., folded in cover 22 x 13 cm.
Cartographic Detail
Not drawn to scale.
Notes
Bird's-eye view.
Cover title: Devastated London : the bombed city as seen from a barrage balloon.
Black-and-white facsim. of col. view made originally in 1945.
In lower margin: Size of original drawing, 9 ft. x 6 ft. 6 in.
In 1949 a reduced-size version of the original view was published by the London Topographical Society (Publication 82).
Includes dedication statement, index to points of interest, inset map with index reference numbers, ill. of angels, and coat-of-arms.
Text by Ralph Hyde, specimen view, and publisher's map list on cover.
Original version: 1945.
Variant and related titles
Devastated London.
Format
Maps & GIS
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 25, 2013
Series
London Topographical Society publication ; no. 142
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Maps.
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