The Great Fire of London by Emma Adams and James Weston Lewis 2015.57 with buildings in the background

with buildings in the background

Although the London view was published in 1572 it shows the city at an earlier date

particularly into aspects not generally covered in the wide array of existing books on the city

Leicester Square at night

British Brains

The Great Fire of London by Emma Adams and James Weston Lewis 2015.57 with buildings in the backgroundIn 1666, Londons citizens woke to see the skyline above their citys cramped wooden houses ablaze. The Great Fire of London is a hauntingly beautiful visual re telling of one of the most well known disasters in the citys history. To commemorate the 350th anniversary of the fire, powerful and sumptuous drawings from the new east London illustrator, James Weston Lewis, bring the events of November 1666 to life in this stunning gift book. Lewiss drawings