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This is the project page for Cracking Maps, audio mapping manual. For use by students at South Camden Community School, researchers from the British Library and Goldsmiths and any one else who wants to contribute.

This page contains The link for the british library integrated catalogue where you can search for books Links to maps shown by Kimberly Kowal curator of digital maps at the BL Books of possible interest - authour, book name and the shelfmark

the british library integrated catalogue can be accessed here http://catalogue.bl.uk/F/U7XB6YPHSQGMLE1G26H94H8LRJLXQJEUEBU6P5LVDDV7JD2UIY-12261?funcfile&filenamefind-b&localbase=BLAC

Some of the maps I mentioned in the slideshow yesterday were:

1832: The Environs of London, Published by Baldwin and Cradock

Maps of London <http://www.londonancestor.com/maps/maps.htm> A number of large-scale, 19th and early 20th c. maps, including some focussing on the London docks, and thematic maps such as for transport and cycling.

Map of London <http://www.mappalondon.com/> Outstanding-quality images of Edward Stanford's Library Map of London and its Suburbs, 1862-1871. Find areas by text or graphic.

1885 Edward Stanford's Library Map of London and its Suburbs

1898 Charles Booth Online Archive <http://booth.lse.ac.uk/> , London School of Economics Poverty maps of London that show the social and housing situation in London at the turn of the century. The interface compares Charles Booth's maps with modern street mappingCharles Booth's Poverty maps of London

These are all from http://www.bl.uk/collections/map_scanned.html

Students can post the name, authour and shelfmark of the book they want on this page and it will be at the library for them to look at on their next visit on the 23rd November.

Cut and paste below the details of the books you would like to see Looking into road surfaces in the 1850's

Author - corporate BENGAL. Public Works Department. Title Road Surfacing in England. Suggestions for improving the existing surfaces of roads in Bengal and securing economy in maintaining water-bound macadam surfaces. By C. W. T. Green. Publisher/year pp. 11. ix. Calcutta, 1925. Physical descr. 8�. Added name GREEN, Charles William Tandy. Holdings (All) Details Shelfmark I.S.be.282/10.

Looking at women's rights 1850's Author - personal PALMER, T. A. Title Women�s Rights. A comedietta in one act and in prose. Publisher/year pp. 24. 1884. Physical descr. . Link note In : Lacy (T. H.) Lacy�s Acting Edition of Plays, etc. no. 1812. 1850, etc. 12�. Holdings (All) Details Shelfmark 2304.h.12.