1915 London and its Environs

Description

Folding Maps, Publishers' Original Binding

Seventeenth revised edition. A scarce edition, being the only London handbook published during the First World War.

In the publisher's red cloth binding. 

Illustrated with eleven maps (four folding) and thirty-one plans (ten folding). Collated, complete. 

Provides preliminary information on hotels, sports, railways and shops, followed by fifty routes and excursions across the city and its environs. Covers points and sights of interest such as London Bridge, The Strand and St. Paul's, as well as Charing Cross, Piccadilly, Hyde Park, Marylebone, the Thames, Windsor and much more. 

A classic 'Baedeker' handbook from German publisher Karl Baedeker, who set the standard for authoritative guidebooks for tourists. These guides were conveniently designed to be carried around in a pocket and available for reference on maps and information regarding routes, travel facilities, noteworthy sights, attractions and museums, written by specialists.