Title continues: 'also, a route for viewing the whole in seven days, to which is annexed a new and superior map, with references to the principal streets, railway stations, etc.' [No map in this copy] Very brief history of London, with some statistics. Descriptions of public buildings, parks, theatres, Madame Tussaud's, the Apollonicon, Vauxhall Gardens, the Hippodrome, public rooms, tea gardens, the British Museum and other museums, the zoos, art galleries, the Colosseum, the Diorama, the Leicester Square Panorama, the Cosmorama, bazaars and shops, curiosities, literature, the press, circulating libraries, schools, institutions, food and accommodation, fairs, hospitals, prisons, railways, and brief descriptions of the environs of London. Useful for gaining an insight into Victorian London, and also nineteenth century views of historical events.
Item number | 46235 |
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Category | Book |
Type | London |
Dimensions | length 140mm; breadth 91mm; thickness 21mm |
Language | English |
Country of origin | UK |
Part of the Bill Douglas and Peter Jewell Collection