Chris Schüler has served on the staff of the Independent, the Rough Guides and the Folio Society. As a freelance, he has edited many travel guides and other illustrated non-fiction. His articles have appeared in publications such as the Independent, The Financial Times and The Tablet.
Chris’s travelogue Along the Amber Route: St Petersburg to Venice was shortlisted for the Stanford-Dolman Award for Travel Writing. His latest book, The Wood That Built London, is a history of the woodland that once covered much of South London. His other books include three histories of cartography, illustrated from the collections of the Royal Geographical Society.
In addition to a degree in English Language and Literature, Chris holds diplomas in Field Archaeology (Birkbeck College) and German (Open University).
