{"product_id":"the-boroughs-of-london-hardcover","title":"The Boroughs of London - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatt Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMike Hall\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stylish collection of beautifully designed maps of each individual London borough, paired with quirky and fascinating facts about what you'll find there.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCartographer and illustrator Mike Hall is renowned for his retro-themed print collection of boldly colored, highly detailed maps of every London borough, inspired by classic 1960s graphic design. Published to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of the boroughs' establishment, \u003ci\u003eThe Boroughs of London\u003c\/i\u003e brings together all of Hall's London maps in one elegant volume to pore over. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut that's not all: alongside the maps is a wealth of authoritative but chatty commentary on each borough from Matt Brown, author of many Batsford books and acknowledged London expert. Packed with interesting facts, anecdotes, and trivia, the book provides an introduction to each borough and its constituent neighborhoods, as well as coverage of ten key places of interest per borough, including historic buildings, monuments, squares, parks, and street markets, accompanied by quirky illustrations. It all adds up to a fascinating snapshot of the boroughs' rich history and present-day diversity and culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom well-known, much-visited central London boroughs like Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to less famous, further-flung suburban areas such as Bexley and Hillingdon, this book provides endless revelations about one of the greatest cities of the world, borough by borough. It's the perfect book for London dwellers, London visitors, and London obsessives, history fans, cartophiles, and graphic design aficionados. Readers will want to visit every borough!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Brown \u003c\/b\u003eis author of several books for Batsford, using his trademark humor and playfulness as tools to explore the world. He has served as editor and editor-at-large of Londonist.com, writing on topics as diverse as street art, politics, mapmaking, and science. With a deep love of trivia, he has written and hosted hundreds of quizzes, including events for the Museum of London and Manchester Science Museum, among many others. He lives in Hertfordshire and tweets at @mattfromlondon. \u003cb\u003eMike Hall\u003c\/b\u003e has been fascinated by maps and architecture for as long as he can remember. Since graduating from the University of Westminster in 2008 he has developed a specialty in map illustration and architectural drawings. His work has appeared in magazines such as \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRoad \u0026amp; Track\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eand Which?\u003c\/i\u003e, and in books published by Bloomsbury, HarperCollins, Penguin, Random House, and Simon \u0026amp; Schuster. He has also designed visitor maps for BBC Countryfile Live. Goodwood among others. Hall is a British freelance illustrator and designer based in Valencia, Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 12.28 x 9.76 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52702061134157,"sku":"9781837330003","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/cspWEEQYz9781837330003.webp?v=1762230027","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-boroughs-of-london-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}