Great Cities Through Travellers' Eyes
Edited by Peter Furtado
Thames and Hudson, 368pp, £19.99/$29.95
In this commendably ambitious book, the former History Today editor Peter Furtado has selected 38 world cities, spread across six continents, and enabled us to view them through the prism of time and the multiple perspectives of the travellers, including writers, pilgrims, diplomats, soldiers and explorers, who have visited them over the millennia.
Apart from the testimonies themselves, the book includes a concise introduction to each city and a pen-portrait of the commentator. In this way the book provides not only an insight into the cities but also an interesting perspective on each of the travellers.
