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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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Trades & Workers
Trades & Workers
The shadowy dock scenes of Gustave Doré
Romanticised illustrations that conjure up the sweat, clamour and clank of the 19th-century London riverside
Art & Design
Art & Design
10 historical maps of London
Picking a route through the beautiful, intriguing and unusual maps in our collection
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William Sessarakoo: the Royal African
One man’s journey from African prince through slavery into London high society
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View of Lambeth Church from the Thames at High Water (engraving)
Cary, F., Pouncey, Benjamin
1784
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The instructor: or young man's best companion. Containing, spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetic, in an easier way than any yet published ... (book)
Fisher, George, Osborne and Griffin
1788
