Notice bibliographique
- Notice
Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe. Image cartographique : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Ward, Laurence. Auteur du texte
Titre(s) : Bomb damage maps, 1939-1945 [Texte imprimé] / Laurence Ward g ; [for the] London county Council
Publication : London : Thames and Hudson, 2015
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (288 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 38 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
The attack on London between 1939 and 1945 is one of the most significant events in
the citys modern history, the impact of which can still be seen in its urban and social
landscapes. As a key record of the attack, the London County Council Bomb Damage Maps
represent destruction on a huge scale, recording buildings and streets reduced to
smoke and rubble. The full set of maps is made up of 110 hand-coloured 1:2500. Ordnance
Survey base sheets originally published in 1916 but updated by the LCC to 1940. Because
they use the 1916 map, they give us a glimpse of a lost London, before post-war redevelopment
schemes began to shape the modern city. The colouring applied to the maps records
a scale of damage to Londons built environment during the war the most detailed and
complete survey of destruction caused by the aerial bombardment. A clear and fascinating
introduction by expert Laurence Ward sets the maps in the full historical context
of the events that gave rise to them, supported by archival photographs and tables
of often grim statistics
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Londres (Comté). Council. Éditeur scientifique
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : Bomb damage maps
Sujet(s) : Guerre mondiale (1939-1945) -- Destruction et pillage -- Londres (GB)
Londres (Comté). Council
Genre ou forme : Cartes
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780500518250. - ISBN 0500518254
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb451111571
Notice n° :
FRBNF45111157
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)