A Survey of London vs Journal of Jasper Danckaerts: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Descriptions et voyages, Histoire, Description and travel, Early works to 1800, Travel, History

Cover of A Survey of London

A Survey of London John Stow · 1598 ★★★★☆ 3.9 473 pages · ≈ 8 h 46 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Journal of Jasper Danckaerts

Journal of Jasper Danckaerts Jasper Danckaerts · 1867 313 pages · ≈ 5 h 48 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Journal of Jasper Danckaerts is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 8 for A Survey of London.
Journal of Jasper Danckaerts is the easier read (Challenging), A Survey of London more demanding (Demanding).

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