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Opportunities and Considerations in the Redevelopment of the City of London, Plan Number 1A

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Title:
Opportunities and Considerations in the Redevelopment of the City of London, Plan Number 1A
Alternate Title:
Redevelopment of the City of London
Collection:
Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
Creator:
Forty, F.J.
Other Creators:
Charles Skipper and East, Ltd., Printers and Lithographers.
Date:
1943
Posted Date:
2017-04-14
ID Number:
2170.01
Collection Number:
8548
File Name:
PJM_2170_01.jpg
Style/Period:
1940 - 1959
Subject:
World War II
Advertising & Promotion
Measurement:
32 x 58 (centimeters, height x width)
Notes:
A map of planning for the post-war redevelopment of London, a strong signal of British confidence and determination. This is the key map from a classified report prepared in 1943 and released in July 1944 - after the Normandy landings, but at a time when German bombs and V1 rockets were still falling on the city. Note that the title focuses on "Opportunities" and the portions of the City most devastated by bombing and fire (colored orange) are labeled: "Areas Where Redevelopment May be Considered Imminent"!

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Source:
Corporation of London, Improvements and Town Planning Committee. 1944. Report to the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Commons of the City of London, in Common Council assembled on the Preliminary Draft Proposals for Post-War Reconstruction in the City of London. London: B.T. Batsford, Ltd.
Cite As:
P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography, #8548. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Archival Collection:
P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography
Format:
Image
Rights:
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