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RARE large-format Atlas of the City of London from Prehistoric times to the early 16th-century in six sections: 1.The Situation of London - Hugh Prince; 2.The Prehistoric Background - W.F.Grimes; 3.Roman London - Ralph Merrifield; 4.A City in Transition, 400-800 - Martin Biddle; 5.The Later Middle Ages - Caroline Barron; 6.Introduction to the Maps - Henry Jones. Contains ten full-color maps with full textual commentary and a Gazeteer to the c.1270 and c.1520 Maps with historical notes. Brown cloth Hardcover with illustrated dust-jacket. Gilt spine. Jacket, jacket spine and jacket edges/corners/hinges wrinkled. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare comprehensive historical atlas of London, prepared by the leading authorities in the field, is otherwise in very good condition.