Treasure calendar: How to put the details of the entire London into the painting?

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This illustration comes from "micro -London". The creator is the artist Thomas Rolandon. There are three volumes of this book. It was successively published between 1808 and 1810.

This set of books contains a total of 104 illustrations, adapted from the architectural drawings of August Pukin. The creator Rolandon added a large number of characters in the original picture, so that the cold buildings have more tenderness.These paintings are made of five sculptures, printed, and hand -colored, so the picture also shows richer color and details.

Next to each illustration, a large number of comments are also equipped, covering historical descriptions, contemporary comments, and interesting things about architecture.It can be said that a set of books made people understand the past and present of London.This is not only a city guide, but also a book that records the history of London.

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