HISTORY OF CITIES IN MAPS (HB)

The city is perhaps the human creation we identify most completely with civilization. Each of the 70 maps in this beautifully designed volume gives a unique perspective of the city it surveys. Here you will find cities founded on sacred places, expressions of naked power, early examples of town planning, and later innovations such as skyscrapers and urban transport networks. Subjects include Mohenjo-Daro, c. 2500 BC; Baghdad, 762 AD; Tenochtitlan, 1524; New Amsterdam, 1660; Edinburgh, 1780; Lagos, 1885; Brasilia, 1957; Chongqing, 2016; and Dubai, 2020.