The recorded area of Hampstead goes back over a thousand years, embracing Anglo-Saxon charters, Domesday Book and medieval manuscripts, but it is not until the 18th century and the heyday of Hampstead Spa that the first topographical prints begin to emerge in any quantity. View upon view shows Hampstead as a charming rural retreat, an elegant town and suburb. But here also is the Hampstead beloved of artists and writers, the country mansions, the famous pubs, the popular Heath and the playground of Londoners on holiday.
245 x 185mm (hardback with 194 illustrations) 144 pages
Published 2002