In 1572, cartographers Georg Braun from Germany and Frans Hogenberg from Belgium produced an early birds-eye detailed map of London.
How London looked in 1572
Rotherhithe & the HMS Temeraire
In the 18th and 19th centuries, Rotherhithe was a place on the Thames were ships were broken up.
How deep is the River Thames?
The Thames depth varies along its route, at its source, at low tide its about 11 metres, at Woolwich its about 6.5 metres and at London Bridge its about 1.8 metres.
Tacitus the Tourist!
Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (56AD-120AD) was a senator and historian of the Roman Empire.
WW2 bombs on the foreshore!
Thousands of Incendiary bombs fell on London during the Blitz (7 Sept 1940 – 11 May 1941) of WW2
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