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British Museum: A History of the World in 25 Cities
Sinopsis :
A stunningly illustrated book of extraordinary city maps, telling
the story of human civilisation throughout history.A gorgeous,
large-format gift hardback with a stunning neon cover, A
History of the World in 25 Cities features 25 beautifully
illustrated city maps from all over the world, from ancient
history to the present day.Co-authored by award-winning
children's authors Tracey Turner and Andrew Donkin in
consultation with specialist curators at the British Museum,
readers can visit cities from every continent on Earth, from the
walled city of Jericho built over 10,000 years ago, to the
modern-day metropolis of Tokyo, the most-densely populated
city in the world today.Featuring vibrant, beautifully detailed
artwork from Libby VanderPloeg, each carefully researched
map takes readers on a city tour at a unique moment in time -
from exploring Athens in ancient Greece during the birth of

democracy, to walking the beautiful lamplit streets of medieval
Benin, deep in the West African rainforest. Readers can even
visit China's long-lost capital city of Xianyang - a city for which
no original map exists, which was painstakingly recreated with
support from the British Museum's team fantastic team of
experts.Each map is followed by two gorgeously illustrated
pages of fascinating information about what life was (or is like)
like for the inhabitants of each city at the time, including a bitesized
look at each city in numbers. Packed with countless facts
for curious readers to return to again and again, this is a
perfect gift for children who want to explore history from
around the world.Cities featured include Jericho, Memphis,
Athens, Xianyang, Rome, Constantinople, Baghdad,
J&#243rv#237k, Benin City, Tenochtitl&#225n Granada,
Beijing, Venice, Delhi, Cuzco, Amsterdam, Sydney, Paris,
London, Bangkok, Saint Petersburg, New York City, Berlin,
San Francisco and Tokyo, plus an exploration of Cities of
Today and Cities of Tomorrow.