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Delve into a treasure trove of 30,000 volumes exploring London's rich history, from fashion and arts to plagues and pleasure gardens. We’ve got historical maps too.
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Is this burnt bible a survivor of the Great Fire of London?
Hidden away for years, we trace its journey from flames to museum shelves
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Mapping the legacy of slavery in London’s Docklands
Traces of the transatlantic slave trade continue to exist in the Docklands landscape
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Art & Design
10 historical maps of London
Picking a route through the beautiful, intriguing and unusual maps in our collection
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London restored or Sir Iohn Evelyn's plan for rebuilding that antient metropolis after the fire in 1666 (map)
Evelyn, John, Cole, Benjamin
C. 1755
