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A to Z Atlas And Guide To London And Suburbs 1938/9

The A to Z Atlas and Guide to London and Suburbs 1938/9 is a historical reproduction atlas that affords a nostalgic look back to a time now rapidly becoming beyond living memory. This was a city of trams and trolley buses, still cloaked in the black sooty grime of Victorian industry, bedeviled by winter smogs.This edition of the Geographer’™s A to Z is particularly intriguing since it affords a glimpse of London prior to the World War II bombings and the massive redevelopments that were to change the character of whole localities almost beyond recognition. Geographer’™s Map Company was founded in 1936 by Phyllis Pearsall MBE 1906-1996 with the ambition of publishing an up-to-date street atlas of London. Over 70 years later the A-Z of London has established itself as a market leader, becoming a household name and the logo a recognized graphic icon. This simple book is where it all began’ฆ