Map of the Electric Underground Railways of London

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Artist/Maker	Dangerfield Printing Co. Ltd. (printers) MacDonald Gill (maker)
Place of origin	London (published)

A folding colour London Underground map representing each of the lines with a different colour and including the names of each of the stations. The underground lines represented here are more flowing than those in Harry Beck's later design for the tube map. In the top right there is a key to indicate which lines the colours relate to. The cover side lists places of interest.

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Categories	Maps Transport
Object type	Print
Title	Map of the Electric Underground Railways of London (published title)
Materials and techniques	Colour lithograph Paper Colour Lithography
Brief description	Map by Leslie MacDonald Gill, Map of the Electric Underground Railways of London, printed by The Dangerfield Printing Co. Ltd., Lithograph, London, 1922
Physical description	A folding colour London Underground map representing each of the lines with a different colour and including the names of each of the stations. The underground lines represented here are more flowing than those in Harry Beck's later design for the tube map. In the top right there is a key to indicate which lines the colours relate to. The cover side lists places of interest.
Dimensions	Height: 27.9cm Width: 34.7cm Folding to height: 14cm Folding to width: 8.2cm Dimension taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1996
Subjects depicted	Map Tube
Place depicted	London
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1996
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.497-1996

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Record created	April 20, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O226297/map-of-the-electric-underground-print-macdonald-gill/

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