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Comparitive Urban Design 1830 - 1842

2/1/2006

10:36 am

The map-plans in this collection were first published in the nineteenth century by England’s Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. All commissioned and drawn within a period of thirteen years, the maps present a unique opportunity to compare urban development among many cities around the world at one moment in time. An exquisite feast for the eye, the hand-colored, hand-lettered steel engravings are artistic masterpieces in themselves, representative of an era of exceptional artisanal skill. They are reproduced here in fine detail.

This rare collection first appeared in its modern form twenty years ago in a limited addition by Melville C. Branch; long out of print, this book, here exhibited as selected plates, has been much sought after by architects, urban planners, and map enthusiasts everywhere. Princeton Architectural Press is proud to make available once again this valuable resource.