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When Mile End was a small country town: Maps reveal bird's-eye view of London 280 years ago

It would have stunned those fortunate enough to see it in 1746 - a detailed map of London which showed a bird's-eye view of the capital for the first time. Now, John Rocque's masterpiece 'An Exact ...
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When Mile End was a small country town and Whitechapel a rubbish dump: Maps reveal bird's-eye view of London 280 years ago

It would have stunned those fortunate enough to see it in 1746 - a detailed map of London which showed a bird's-eye view of the capital for the first time. Now, John Rocque's masterpiece 'An Exact ...