 London
Photographic Atlas
Getmapping.com came up with a beautifully
simple idea in 1998: photograph the whole of the UK from the air to create
a kind of modern Doomsday Book. Then they and HarperCollins realised that
the London part of the survey would give a unique view of one of the
world's most famous cities, and so this book was born. It really is
unbelievably simple, and of interest to any lover of London who also
enjoys maps and photographs. Getmapping.com flew a plane at 5,500 feet
taking photos automatically, then digitised the photos so they could be
colour-corrected and adjusted to allow for variations in light, weather,
contours and the plane's flight. The result is a homogenous set of
photographs of the whole city, with a conventional street atlas stuck on
the back. Every street in London is indexed to both the photographic and
the cartographic atlas, so you should be able to find any place you want
quickly and easily.
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