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Delve into a treasure trove of 30,000 volumes exploring London's rich history, from fashion and arts to plagues and pleasure gardens. We’ve got historical maps too.
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Rights & Activism
Rights & Activism
Ottobah Cugoano: A powerful critic of slavery
Cugoano shared his own experience of enslavement to try and end it for good
Immigration & Identity
Immigration & Identity
Ignatius Sancho: Writer & early Black voter
After gaining his freedom, this 18th-century writer became one of the first Black voters in Britain
Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters
A Spanish view of the Great Fire of London
A 1666 report shows the fire made international news
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Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, Borough of Southwark (plan)
Horwood, Richard
1799
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A Plan of the City and Suburbs of London as fortified by Order of Parliament in the Years 1642 & 1643 (map)
Vertue, George
1738; 18th century
