Peter Whitfield (1) (1947–)
Auteur van London: A Life in Maps
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Peter Whitfield is a former director of Stanford's International Map Centre in London.
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- 1947
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- male
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- UK
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- Stanfords International Map Centre
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mysterymax | Mar 17, 2024 |
mysterymax | Mar 17, 2024 | 
A good look at a thousand years of English poetry. Left me wanting to read more deeply the poets cited.
Informative and entertaining, with an excellent selection of maps and illustrations. It was spoiled a little by the author's contemptuous dismissal of all London architecture of the last few decades, from the "notorious Barbican" (eh?) onwards.
A review of maps from about 1100 to 1990
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- 3.8
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Disappointment in that there was only a couple of maps showing the east coast of Africa, and neither of them were detailed. A route that was heavily travelled by spice traders and even earlier people. Trade routes linked to the Great Zimbabwe pre-Christian era. The book clearly has a European focus and there is only a small section about the Chinese and their maps...almost as though they didn't exist. The maps of the oceans in the far east are recent ones, mostly WWII vintage.
So 4.0 stars for the text of what IS there, and the beautiful photos. Perhaps a 3.0 for not being more comprehensive.… (meer)