Used - isbn: 0850544440 - isbn13: 9780850544442 Alan Godfrey Maps

Paperback. Very Good. ISBN 0850544440 9780850544442 [GB]

ISBN10: 0850544440, ISBN13: 9780850544442, [publisher: Alan Godfrey Maps] Here are the details of maps for the Isle of Dogs: London Sheet 79.1 West India Docks 1867 - published 1991; intro by Oliver Harris. ISBN.978-0-85054-466-4 London Sheet 79.2 West India Docks & Greenwich Marshes 1894 - published 2000; intro by Alan Godfrey. ISBN.978-1-84151-194-8 London Sheet 79.3 West India Docks 1914 - published 1991; intro by David Mander. ISBN.978-0-85054-444-2 We have published three versions of this map, showing how the area developed across the years. The sheetlines are a little unkind to the Isle of Dogs, which is split between several sheets (78, 79, 91, 92) but this is perhaps the main map for that area. These three maps all cover the same area, stretching from Poplar Docks southward to the north part of Cubitt Town, and including major parts of the two West India Docks, the South Dock and Millwall Inner Dock. Part of Millwall Outer Dock is at the extreme foot of the map. Blackwall with its shipbuilding yards is at the top of the map. Across the Thames are Greenwich Marshes, growing more developed over the years and today, of course, famous for the Dome. The maps provide interesting contrasts, so here are a few words about each: The 1867 map shows Cubitt Town developed by the river, and all the docks built. London & Blackwall Railway is at the top, with Poplar station at the margin; LNER Goods station shown. Features include Blackwall Yard and shipbuilding yard. ...