Mapping modernity : the London Postal Map of 1856

The London Postal Map was introduced in 1856. It drew a boundary around London, and then divided the city into ten districts: EC, WC, N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W and NW. It was a technological innovation that greatly increased the speed and efficiency of the movement of post around London, in a period wh...

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Main Author: Kearney, Helen L.
Published: Royal College of Art 2017
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.715206