Exploring London Through the Artist’s Eye

Via Maps Mania, from University College London, how London has been seen through the eyes of Europe’s cultural luminaries by mapping some of these observations of the city.

‘Lost & Found: A European Literary Map of London’ is peppered with a series of colourful markers, each bearing the name of a European writer, artist or intellectual who has visited the city. Click on a marker to read an excerpt from the named cultural icon describing their impressions of London. The excerpts are taken from novels, letters and biographies, so contain a mix of fictional and non-fictional descriptions of the capital.

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