MAPS OF LONDON AND BEYOND (HB)

Artist and cartographer Adam Dant surveys London's past, present and future from his studio in the East End. Beautiful, witty and subversive, his astonishing maps offer a compelling view of history, lore, language and life in the capital and beyond, traversed by a plethora of colourful characters including William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Mary Wollstonecraft and Barbara Windsor. Accompanying text by the artist gives the background to each cartographic artwork, revealing his inspirations and artistic process and outlining the cultural allusions.